New York Red Bulls host the Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference play

Columbus Crew (12-6-9, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (11-11-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Harrison, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Columbus +154, New York +157, Draw +250; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Red Bulls and the Columbus Crew meet in conference play.

The Red Bulls are 8-9-4 in conference play. The Red Bulls are seventh in the Eastern Conference with 42 goals led by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting with 15.

The Crew are 9-5-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Crew are fifth in the Eastern Conference with 125 shots on goal, averaging 4.6 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Choupo-Moting has scored 15 goals and added two assists for the Red Bulls. Emil Forsberg has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

Diego Rossi has 13 goals and three assists for the Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe has two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Bulls: 3-4-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

Crew: 5-3-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 5.5 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Red Bulls: AJ Marcucci (injured), Cameron Harper (injured), Lewis Morgan (injured).

Crew: Mohamed Farsi (injured), Darlington Nagbe (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured).

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