Chicago Fire host the Philadelphia Union in Eastern Conference action
Philadelphia Union (11-3-4, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (7-6-4, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago +113, Philadelphia +205, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire host the Philadelphia Union in Eastern Conference play.
The Fire are 5-4-4 in Eastern Conference play. The Fire rank ninth in the Eastern Conference drawing 74 corner kicks, averaging 4.4 per game.
The Union are 9-2-3 against Eastern Conference teams. The Union lead the Eastern Conference with 103 shots on goal, averaging 5.7 per game. The Union are also fourth in MLS play with 34 goals.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hugo 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.
Thai Baribo has scored 13 goals with one assist for the Union. Nathan Harriel has two goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 4-4-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
Union: 7-0-3, averaging 2.1 goals, 5.5 shots on goal and 6.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Christopher Cupps (injured), David Poreba (injured), Chris Brady (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Rominigue Kouame N'Guessan (injured), Samuel Rogers (injured), Jack Elliott (injured), Hugo Cuypers (injured).
Union: Ivan Glavinovich (injured), Quinn Sullivan (injured), Nathan Harriel (injured), Danley Jean Jacques (injured), Thai Baribo (injured), Andre Blake (injured), Mikael Uhre (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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