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Chicago Fire face the New York Red Bulls after shutout victory

New York Red Bulls (9-9-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (9-9-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago -108, New York +256, Draw +273; over/under is 2.

New York Red Bulls (9-9-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (9-9-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago -108, New York +256, Draw +273; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out CF Montreal 2-0, the Chicago Fire host the New York Red Bulls.

The Fire are 7-6-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire have a 0-4-1 record when they score only one goal.

The Red Bulls are 7-7-4 in conference play. The Red Bulls are 5-0-2 when they record a pair of goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Red Bulls won the last game 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hugo Cuypers has scored 13 goals and added one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has scored 13 goals and added one assist for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 4-5-1, averaging 2.0 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Red Bulls: 4-3-3, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Christopher Cupps (injured), Justin Reynolds (injured), David Poreba (injured), Sergio Oregel (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Chris Mueller (injured).

Red Bulls: Serge Ngoma (injured), Cameron Harper (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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