Charlotte FC hosts New York City FC in Eastern Conference finals

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New York City FC (17-12-5, fifth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Charlotte FC (19-13-2, fourth in the Conference during the regular season)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC +140, NYCFC +177; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC hosts New York City FC in the Eastern Conference finals.

Charlotte is 16-11-1 in Eastern Conference games. Charlotte is 10th in the league allowing just 46 goals.

NYCFC is 16-9-3 in conference play. NYCFC ranks third in the Eastern Conference giving up only 44 goals.

The matchup Friday is the fifth meeting of the season between the two teams. The last meeting ended tied 0-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Idan Gorno has 11 goals and three assists for Charlotte. Wilfried Zaha has three goals over the past 10 games.

Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored 18 goals with two assists for NYCFC. Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 6-3-1, averaging 1.1 goals, 3.0 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

NYCFC: 5-4-1, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Pep Biel (injured).

NYCFC: Nico Cavallo (injured), Malachi Jones (injured), Keaton Parks (injured).

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