Chicago Fire (12-11-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota United FC (15-6-9, second in the Western Conference)
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. CDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minnesota United FC -108, Chicago +245, Draw +279; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota United hosts the Chicago Fire in non-conference action.
United is 7-4-4 at home. Kelvin Yeboah paces the eighth-ranked scoring team in the league with nine goals. United has scored 51.
The Fire are 7-6-1 in road games. The Fire rank fourth in the Eastern Conference with 145 shots on goal, averaging 5.0 per game.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yeboah has scored nine goals for United. Anthony Markanich has four goals over the past 10 games.
Hugo Cuypers has scored 16 goals with one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: United: 6-2-2, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
Fire: 4-4-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: None listed.
Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), David Poreba (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Rominigue Kouame N’Guessan (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.