Cincinnati hosts New York City FC in Eastern Conference play

New York City FC (12-8-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (16-7-4, first in the Eastern Conference)

Cincinnati; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Cincinnati -109, NYCFC +265, Draw +271; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and New York City FC square off in conference action.

Cincinnati is 11-7-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cincinnati has a 6-2-1 record in games it scores a single goal.

NYCFC is 10-5-3 in Eastern Conference games. NYCFC is 8-5 in one-goal matches.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. NYCFC won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evander has 16 goals and six assists for Cincinnati. Kevin Denkey has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored 13 goals with one assist for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 7-2-1, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 2.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

NYCFC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Paul Walters (injured), Luca Orellano (injured), Obinna Nwobodo (injured), Sergio Santos (injured), Yuya Kubo (injured).

NYCFC: Nico Cavallo (injured), Malachi Jones (injured), Keaton Parks (injured), Thiago Martins Bueno (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.