Columbus Crew (13-15-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (16-10-7, third in the Eastern Conference)

Bridgeview, Illinois; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Chicago -101, Columbus +219, Draw +289; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Crew come into a matchup with the Chicago Fire after notching two straight shutout wins.

The Fire are 11-8-6 in Eastern Conference games. Maren Haile-Selassie leads the eighth-ranked scoring team in the MLS with 12 goals. The Fire have scored 61.

The Crew are 10-11-4 in Eastern Conference games. The Crew are fourth in the Eastern Conference drawing 167 corner kicks, averaging 5.1 per game.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The last meeting ended tied 0-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Haile-Selassie has scored 12 goals and added five assists for the Fire. Robert Lewandowski has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.

Brais Mendez has scored five goals and added two assists for the Crew. Dylan Chambost has four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 17-8-5, averaging 5.1 goals, 15.0 shots on goal and 17.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

Crew: 23-5-2, averaging 6.3 goals, 17.1 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Samuel Rogers (injured), Robin Lod (injured).

Crew: Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured).

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