Chicago Fire (14-10-6, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta United FC (8-16-6, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Chicago +137, Atlanta United FC +157, Draw +285; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta United faces the Chicago Fire in conference action.

United is 5-11-6 in conference matchups. United has a 38-5-8 record in games it records two goals.

The Fire are 10-8-5 in conference matchups. The Fire rank sixth in the Eastern Conference with 52 goals led by Maren Haile-Selassie with 11.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Fire won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Almiron has scored six goals and added five assists for United. Baez has two assists over the past 10 games.

Haile-Selassie has scored 11 goals with five assists for the Fire. Robert Lewandowski has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: United: 14-8-8, averaging 4.2 goals, 10.2 shots on goal and 15.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

Fire: 15-8-7, averaging 4.5 goals, 16.2 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: William James Reilly (injured), Daniel Chica (injured).

Fire: Samuel Rogers (injured), Jack Elliott (injured), Andre Franco (injured), Robin Lod (injured).

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