Charlotte FC (8-10-1, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (7-7-4, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. CDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago -113, Charlotte FC +247, Draw +296; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire host Charlotte FC in Eastern Conference action.
The Fire are 5-5-4 against conference opponents. The Fire are third in the Eastern Conference with 35 goals led by Hugo Cuypers with 10.
Charlotte is 5-7-0 in conference matchups. Charlotte is 3-0-0 when it records at least three goals.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Fire won the last game 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cuypers has 10 goals and one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has scored five goals over the last 10 games.
Patrick Agyemang has scored six goals and added one assist for Charlotte. Wilfried Zaha has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 4-5-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
Charlotte: 2-8-0, averaging 1.4 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Christopher Cupps (injured), David Poreba (injured), Chris Brady (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Rominigue Kouame N’Guessan (injured).
Charlotte: Patrick Agyemang (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Nathan Byrne (injured), Timothy Michael Ream (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.