Chicago Fire try to continue win streak in matchup with the New York Red Bulls

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Chicago Fire (11-6-2, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (7-9-4, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Harrison, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Chicago +123, New York +171, Draw +288; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire will attempt to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory against the New York Red Bulls.

The Red Bulls are 6-7-4 in Eastern Conference play. The Red Bulls are 22-4-4 when they score two goals.

The Fire are 8-5-2 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire are 17-0-1 when they record at least three goals.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The Red Bulls won the last meeting 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro has seven goals for the Red Bulls. Julian Hall has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

Philip Zinckernagel has scored five goals with eight assists for the Fire. Hugo Cuypers has four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Bulls: 14-10-6, averaging 4.2 goals, 12.3 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

Fire: 21-6-3, averaging 5.7 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Red Bulls: AJ Marcucci (injured).

Fire: Mbokazi (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Andre Franco (injured).

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