Cuypers and the Chicago Fire host the New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls (3-5-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (5-3-2, third in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Chicago -183, New York +390, Draw +351; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Hugo Cuypers leads the Chicago Fire into a matchup with the New York Red Bulls after scoring two goals against Cincinnati.

The Fire are 3-2-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire are eighth in the league with 19 goals led by Cuypers with nine.

The Red Bulls are 3-4-3 in Eastern Conference games. The Red Bulls have a 10-4-1 record in games they score a pair of goals.

Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cuypers has nine goals for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Julian Hall has scored six goals and added one assist for the Red Bulls. Ronald Donkor has one goal and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 20-5-5, averaging 5.7 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Red Bulls: 11-12-7, averaging 4.2 goals, 14.1 shots on goal and 19.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), Andre Franco (injured).

Red Bulls: Justin Che (injured), AJ Marcucci (injured).

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