Chicago Fire take draw streak into matchup with the New England Revolution
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2:03 AM on Saturday, September 12
By The Associated Press
New England Revolution (12-8-4, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (11-6-6, third in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Chicago -122, New England +270, Draw +290; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire take on the New England Revolution after playing to a draw in four straight games.
The Fire are 8-5-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire rank eighth in the MLS allowing only 33 goals.
The Revolution are 11-3-4 in conference play. The Revolution rank 10th in the Eastern Conference drawing 107 corner kicks, averaging 4.5 per game.
Sunday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maren Haile-Selassie has scored seven goals and added four assists for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has three assists over the past 10 games.
Dor David Turgeman has scored six goals with four assists for the Revolution. Carles Gil has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 20-3-7, averaging 5.7 goals, 15.9 shots on goal and 10.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.
Revolution: 16-7-7, averaging 5.1 goals, 18.6 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Mbokazi (injured).
Revolution: Leonardo Campana (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
