Chicago Fire take road win streak into matchup against the New York Red Bulls
Chicago Fire (3-1-2, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (2-2-2, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Harrison, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: New York -135, Chicago +350, Draw +272; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire visit the New York Red Bulls looking to extend a three-game road winning streak.
The Red Bulls are 1-2-2 in Eastern Conference play. The Red Bulls rank seventh in the MLS giving up just six goals.
The Fire are 1-1-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire rank second in the league with 13 goals led by Hugo Cuypers with five.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Emil Forsberg has scored three goals for the Red Bulls. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has two goals.
Cuypers has scored five goals with one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has two goals and one assist.
SEASON SO FAR: Red Bulls: Averaging 1.2 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 2.7 corner kicks through six games while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
Fire: Averaging 2.2 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 3.3 corner kicks through six games while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Red Bulls: Tanner Rosborough (injured), Roald Mitchell (injured), Aiden Stokes (injured), Dennis Gjengaar (injured), Marcelo Morales (injured), Cameron Harper (injured), Kyle Duncan (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured).
Fire: David Poreba (injured), Robert Jonathan Dean Jr. (injured), Brian Gutierrez (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Andrew Gutman (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Kellyn Acosta (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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