D.C. United hosts the Chicago Fire in Eastern Conference play

Chicago Fire (5-4-2, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. DC United (4-4-4, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: Chicago +144, DC United +170, Draw +244; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: D.C. United faces the Chicago Fire in a conference matchup.

United is 4-2-3 against conference opponents. United is 12-0-6 when it records a pair of goals.

The Fire are 3-3-2 in conference play. The Fire have an 11-0-1 record in games they score at least three goals.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. United won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Hopkins has two goals and two assists for United. Thai Baribo has scored five goals over the last 10 games.

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

LAST 10 GAMES: United: 13-7-10, averaging 4.2 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

Fire: 19-5-6, averaging 5.7 goals, 15.0 shots on goal and 13.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: Gabe Segal (injured), Sean Nealis (injured), Thai Baribo (injured).

Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), Andre Franco (injured).

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