Cincinnati hosts New York City FC on 3-game home winning streak

New York City FC (7-7-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (7-6-6, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: FC Cincinnati -110, NYCFC +237, Draw +295; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati hosts New York City FC aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Cincinnati is 5-5-5 against Eastern Conference teams. Evander leads the top-scoring team in Eastern Conference action with 11 goals. Cincinnati has a conference-leading 46 goals.

NYCFC is 6-5-3 in Eastern Conference games. NYCFC is 20-9-1 when it records a pair of goals.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The last meeting ended tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evander has 11 goals and 11 assists for Cincinnati. Kevin Denkey has seven goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has 13 goals and two assists for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 21-4-5, averaging 8.7 goals, 16.8 shots on goal and 11.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.6 goals per game.

NYCFC: 15-8-7, averaging 4.2 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 9.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: None listed.

NYCFC: Raul Gustavo (injured), Kai Trewin (injured), Hannes Wolf (injured), Thiago Martins Bueno (injured), Arnau Farnos (injured), Drew Baiera (injured), Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista (injured), Aiden O'Neill (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).

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