Vancouver Whitecaps bring road win streak into game with the Chicago Fire
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (15-6-5, second in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (12-8-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Vancouver +124, Chicago +171, Draw +286; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Whitecaps hit the road against the Chicago Fire aiming to continue a three-game road winning streak.
The Fire are 7-4-1 at home. The Fire have a 66-39 record in games decided by one goal.
The Whitecaps are 6-2-3 on the road. The Whitecaps have a 54-1-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maren Haile-Selassie has scored eight goals with four assists for the Fire. Robert Lewandowski has six goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Brian White has scored 17 goals with two assists for the Whitecaps. Thomas Muller has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 18-4-8, averaging 4.8 goals, 15.6 shots on goal and 13.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 19-5-6, averaging 6.6 goals, 17.1 shots on goal and 22.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.0 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Puso Dithejane (injured), Noah Allen (injured), Chris Brady (injured), Anzor Mekvabishvili (injured), Andre Franco (injured), Anton Jonsson Saletros (injured), Robin Lod (injured), Robert Lewandowski (injured).
Whitecaps: Rayan Elloumi (injured), Mihail Gherasimencov (injured), Jeevan Badwal (injured), Edier Ocampo Vidal (injured), Kenji Cabrera (injured), Belal Halbouni (injured), Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (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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