Chicago Fire (6-5-4, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. DC United (4-7-6, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. CDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago +145, DC United +165, Draw +247; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Hugo Cuypers leads the Chicago Fire into a matchup with D.C. United after scoring two goals against Orlando City.
United is 2-6-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. United is 4-0-2 when it scores a pair of goals.
The Fire are 4-4-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire are seventh in the league with 28 goals led by Cuypers with 10.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season. The last meeting finished tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Benteke has six goals for United. Peglow has two goals over the last 10 games.
Cuypers has scored 10 goals and added one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: United: 3-4-3, averaging 0.7 goals, 3.3 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
Fire: 3-4-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: Garrison Isaiah Tubbs (injured), Jackson Hopkins (injured), Lukas MacNaughton (injured), Kim Joon hong (injured), Christian Benteke (injured).
Fire: David Poreba (injured), Brian Gutierrez (injured), Mauricio Pineda (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Samuel Rogers (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.