Columbus Crew host the Philadelphia Union in Eastern Conference play

Philadelphia Union (1-6-2, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (2-4-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Columbus -126, Philadelphia +312, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Crew and the Philadelphia Union hit the pitch in conference play.

The Crew are 1-2-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Crew rank eighth in the Eastern Conference with 12 goals led by Wessam Abou Ali with five.

The Union are 1-5-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Union are seventh in the Eastern Conference giving up just 15 goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Abou Ali has scored five goals with one assist for the Crew. Daniel Gazdag has one goal.

Milan Iloski has two goals and one assist for the Union. Danley Jean Jacques has two goals.

SEASON SO FAR: Crew: Averaging 1.3 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 6.3 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

Union: Averaging 1.0 goal, 3.9 shots on goal and 6.6 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Taha Habroune (injured), Mohamed Farsi (injured), Wessam Abou Ali (injured).

Union: Quinn Sullivan (injured).

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