Cincinnati hosts the Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference finals
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Columbus Crew (14-8-12, sixth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. FC Cincinnati (20-9-5, second in the Conference during the regular season)
Cincinnati; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Cincinnati +138, Columbus +167; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati hosts the Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference finals.
Cincinnati is 14-10-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cincinnati leads the Eastern Conference with 192 shots on goal, averaging 5.6 per game.
The Crew are 12-8-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Crew rank sixth in the Eastern Conference drawing 168 corner kicks, averaging 4.9 per game.
The matchup Saturday is the fifth meeting this season between the two teams. The Crew won the last game 4-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evander has 18 goals and 12 assists for Cincinnati. Brenner has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
Diego Rossi has 16 goals and four assists for the Crew. Marcelo Herrera has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 6-3-1, averaging 1.4 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 3.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
Crew: 3-4-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Matt Miazga (injured), Brad Smith (injured).
Crew: Mohamed Farsi (injured), Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Diego Rossi (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.