Chicago; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. CDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago +109, Columbus +196, Draw +292; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Minnesota United 3-0, the Chicago Fire face the Columbus Crew.
The Fire are 9-8-5 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire rank third in the league with 57 goals led by Hugo Cuypers with 16.
The Crew are 10-6-7 in conference play. The Crew are 9-4 in matches decided by one goal.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Crew won the last meeting 4-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cuypers has scored 16 goals with one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Diego Rossi has 16 goals and three assists for the Crew. Wessam Abou Ali has scored three goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 5-3-2, averaging 1.8 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
Crew: 3-4-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), David Poreba (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Rominigue Kouame N’Guessan (injured).
Crew: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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