New York City FC takes road losing streak into game against the Chicago Fire
New York City FC (11-9-2, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (5-11-6, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Chicago +134, NYCFC +183, Draw +240; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC visits the Chicago Fire looking to stop a three-game road skid.
The Fire are 3-7-6 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire have a 3-0-0 record in games they record more than two goals.
NYCFC is 10-3-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC has a 7-1-0 record in games it scores two goals.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hugo Cuypers has scored nine goals and added one assist for the Fire. Fabian Herbers has two assists over the last 10 games.
Santiago Rodriguez has scored eight goals with two assists for NYCFC. Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 3-5-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NYCFC: 6-4-0, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Chase Gasper (injured), Andrew Gutman (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Federico Navarro (injured), Tobias Salquist (injured), Xherdan Shaqiri (injured).
NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Christian McFarlane (injured), Birk Risa (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
