Charlotte FC plays the Chicago Fire in conference matchup

Chicago Fire (11-8-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (12-7-7, third in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Charlotte FC +110, Chicago +200, Draw +284; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC and the Chicago Fire square off in Eastern Conference play.

Charlotte is 11-4-5 in Eastern Conference play. Charlotte has a 25-0-2 record in games it records more than two goals.

The Fire are 8-6-5 in conference play. The Fire are seventh in the Eastern Conference with 122 shots on goal, averaging 4.9 per game.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Fire won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pep Biel has scored 12 goals and added six assists for Charlotte. Ashley Westwood has two goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Maren Haile-Selassie has eight goals and four assists for the Fire. Robert Lewandowski has six goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 22-1-7, averaging 6.3 goals, 13.2 shots on goal and 12.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

Fire: 16-6-8, averaging 4.8 goals, 14.4 shots on goal and 12.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Aron John (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Harry Toffolo (injured).

Fire: Mbokazi (injured).

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