Chicago Fire take home winning streak into matchup against Inter Miami
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2:04 AM on Tuesday, September 8
By The Associated Press
Inter Miami CF (12-4-7, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (11-6-5, second in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Chicago +114, Inter Miami CF +178, Draw +309; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire host Inter Miami looking to continue a three-game home winning streak.
The Fire are 8-5-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire rank third in the Eastern Conference with 43 goals led by Maren Haile-Selassie with seven.
Miami is 9-2-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami ranks third in the Eastern Conference drawing 128 corner kicks, averaging 5.6 per game.
The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Miami won the last game 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Haile-Selassie has scored seven goals and added four assists for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has one goal and four assists over the past 10 games.
Lionel Messi has scored 19 goals with 10 assists for Miami. Luis Suarez has nine goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 22-3-5, averaging 6.0 goals, 16.8 shots on goal and 10.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.
Miami: 22-4-4, averaging 8.1 goals, 15.6 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Mbokazi (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Andre Franco (injured).
Miami: Tadeo Allende (injured), Micael (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
