Bucha leads Cincinnati against the Columbus Crew

FC Cincinnati (6-5-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (4-8-4, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

LINE: Columbus -141, FC Cincinnati +297, Draw +323; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Pavel Bucha leads Cincinnati into a matchup with the Columbus Crew after a two-goal showing against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The Crew are 3-5-3 in Eastern Conference play. The Crew are sixth in the Eastern Conference drawing 81 corner kicks, averaging 5.1 per game.

Cincinnati is 5-4-4 in Eastern Conference games. Cincinnati has a 3-25-11 record in games it scores just one goal.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wessam Abou Ali has scored five goals with one assist for the Crew. Diego Rossi has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Kevin Denkey has scored 10 goals with two assists for Cincinnati. Evander has 10 goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 14-9-7, averaging 4.2 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 12.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

Cincinnati: 21-2-7, averaging 9.3 goals, 16.2 shots on goal and 10.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Andre Filipe Tavares Gomes (injured), Brooks Lennon (injured).

Cincinnati: Kristian Fletcher (injured).

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