New York Red Bulls try to end road draw streak in matchup with the Chicago Fire
New York Red Bulls (10-5-13, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (6-14-8, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE New York +149, Chicago +165, Draw +242; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls take on the Chicago Fire after playing to a draw in four road games in a row.
The Fire are 4-10-8 in conference games. The Fire have a 5-8 record in games decided by one goal.
The Red Bulls are 8-5-7 in Eastern Conference games. The Red Bulls are third in the Eastern Conference allowing only 35 goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 0-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hugo Cuypers has 10 goals and two assists for the Fire. Maren Haile-Selassie has scored three goals over the past 10 games.
Lewis Morgan has scored 12 goals and added two assists for the Red Bulls. Dante Vanzeir has two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 2-6-2, averaging 1.3 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 2-1-7, averaging 1.5 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Mauricio Pineda (injured), Georgios Koutsias (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Ariel Lassiter (injured), Rafael Czichos (injured).
Red Bulls: Roald Mitchell (injured), Wikelman Carmona (injured), Noah Eile (injured), Kyle Duncan (injured), Carlos Miguel (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured), Emil Forsberg (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
