Chicago Fire (10-13-10, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (8-11-14, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
The Bronx, New York; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: NYCFC -148, Chicago +377, Draw +293; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC hosts the Chicago Fire in conference play.
NYCFC is 6-8-11 in conference games. NYCFC is seventh in the MLS giving up just 39 goals.
The Fire are 5-10-10 against Eastern Conference teams. Maren Haile-Selassie paces the 10th-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with six goals. The Fire have scored 39.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gabriel Pereira has scored six goals and added four assists for NYCFC. Santiago Rodriguez has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.
Haile-Selassie has six goals and three assists for the Fire. Xherdan Shaqiri has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 3-4-3, averaging 1.0 goal, 4.5 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
Fire: 2-6-2, averaging 0.8 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Maxi Moralez (injured).
Fire: Victor Bezerra (injured), Mauricio Pineda (injured), Federico Navarro (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Jairo Torres (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
