Chicago Fire (4-4-4, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (6-6-1, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC -108, Chicago +240, Draw +276; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC looks to break a four-game losing streak when it plays the Chicago Fire.
Charlotte is 3-4-0 in conference games. Charlotte has a 3-1-1 record in games it records a pair of goals.
The Fire are 2-3-4 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire rank fourth in the Eastern Conference with 64 shots on goal, averaging 5.3 per game.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Liel Abada has scored five goals with one assist for Charlotte. Wilfried Zaha has three goals over the past 10 games.
Hugo Cuypers has eight goals and one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has three goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 5-5-0, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 2.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
Fire: 4-3-3, averaging 1.6 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Tyger Smalls (injured), Jahlane Forbes (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Brandon Cambridge (injured), Souleyman Doumbia (injured), Nathan Byrne (injured).
Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), David Poreba (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Chris Mueller (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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