Chicago Fire take win streak into game against Toronto
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Toronto FC (5-13-13, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (15-11-6, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago -204, Toronto FC +520, Draw +322; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire head into a matchup with Toronto as winners of three consecutive games.
The Fire are 11-8-5 in Eastern Conference play. The Fire rank second in the Eastern Conference with 64 goals led by Hugo Cuypers with 17.
Toronto is 2-11-11 against Eastern Conference teams. Toronto ranks fifth in the MLS giving up just 38 goals.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Fire won the last meeting 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cuypers has scored 17 goals with one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Theodor Corbeanu has six goals for Toronto. Jonathan Osorio has one goal and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 7-2-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 5.6 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
Toronto: 1-2-7, averaging 0.7 goals, 2.8 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: David Poreba (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Chris Mueller (injured).
Toronto: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.