Cincinnati hosts the Philadelphia Union in Eastern Conference finals

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Philadelphia Union (15-9-10, fourth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. FC Cincinnati (20-5-9, first in the Conference during the regular season)

Cincinnati; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: FC Cincinnati -115, Philadelphia +277; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati hosts the Philadelphia Union in the Eastern Conference finals.

Cincinnati is 16-4-8 in conference games. Cincinnati is first in the Eastern Conference with only 39 goals given up.

The Union are 15-7-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Union are 10-0-0 when they score more than two goals.

Saturday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season. The last meeting finished tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luciano Acosta has 18 goals and 14 assists for Cincinnati. Alvaro Barreal has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Daniel Gazdag has scored 15 goals with six assists for the Union. Mikael Uhre has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 4-2-4, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Union: 3-1-6, averaging 1.4 goals, 3.8 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: London Aghedo (injured), Stiven Jimenez (injured), Nick Hagglund (injured), Alvas Powell (injured).

Union: Jose Martinez (injured), Julian Carranza (injured), Jakob Glesnes (injured).

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