Chicago Fire (6-11-7, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (15-4-5, first in the Eastern Conference)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Inter Miami CF -165, Chicago +363, Draw +344; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Federico Redondo Solari leads Inter Miami into a matchup with the Chicago Fire after scoring two goals against Toronto.
Miami is 10-4-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami has scored 53 goals while giving up 37 for a +16 goal differential.
The Fire are 4-7-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire rank ninth in the Eastern Conference with 105 shots on goal, averaging 4.4 per game.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Suarez has 12 goals and five assists for Miami. Leonardo Campana has scored three goals over the past 10 games.
Hugo Cuypers has nine goals and two assists for the Fire. Maren Haile-Selassie has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 7-2-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
Fire: 4-3-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 5.5 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Facundo Farias (injured), Nicolas Freire (injured), Lionel Messi (injured).
Fire: Chase Gasper (injured), Andrew Gutman (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Federico Navarro (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
