Vancouver Whitecaps FC (10-2-2, second in the Western Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (5-5-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Vancouver -130, FC Cincinnati +282, Draw +312; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Kenji Mboma Dem leads Cincinnati into a matchup with the Vancouver Whitecaps after scoring two goals against Orlando City.
Cincinnati is 4-2-1 at home. Cincinnati is second in the Eastern Conference with 36 goals led by Kevin Denkey with nine.
The Whitecaps are 3-1-2 in road games. The Whitecaps have a +22 goal differential, scoring 34 goals while conceding 12.
Wednesday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Denkey has nine goals and two assists for Cincinnati. Evander has nine goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Thomas Muller has four goals and two assists for the Whitecaps. Brian White has scored five goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 19-4-7, averaging 8.7 goals, 16.8 shots on goal and 12.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.8 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 20-4-6, averaging 6.0 goals, 20.1 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Kristian Fletcher (injured), Teenage Hadebe (injured), Alvas Powell (injured).
Whitecaps: Kenji Cabrera (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Sebastian Berhalter (injured), Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (injured), Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly (injured), Emmanuel Sabbi (injured), Sam Adekugbe (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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