Chicago Fire (11-6-4, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (5-7-10, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Chicago +123, Toronto FC +185, Draw +270; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto and the Chicago Fire square off in Eastern Conference play.
Toronto is 4-5-8 in conference play. Toronto is 16-0-5 when it scores more than two goals.
The Fire are 8-5-3 against conference opponents. The Fire have a 30-4-5 record in games they score a pair of goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Fire won the last meeting 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Daniel Salloi has six goals and four assists for Toronto. Derrick Etienne has two goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Philip Zinckernagel has scored five goals and added eight assists for the Fire. Maren Haile-Selassie has three goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 10-4-16, averaging 3.6 goals, 10.8 shots on goal and 12.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.
Fire: 23-3-4, averaging 5.7 goals, 16.8 shots on goal and 12.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Richard Chukwu (injured), Lazar Stefanovic (injured), Nelson Palacio (injured), Deandre Christopher Kerr (injured), Jonathan Osorio (injured), Niklas Dorsch (injured).
Fire: Andre Franco (injured), Mbokazi (injured), Chris Mueller (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.