Orlando City takes on the Chicago Fire in Eastern Conference action
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1:03 AM on Tuesday, August 18
By The Associated Press
Chicago Fire (10-6-2, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando City SC (6-10-3, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Chicago +118, Orlando City SC +182, Draw +291; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Orlando City hosts the Chicago Fire in conference action.
Orlando is 4-7-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 31 goals led by Martin Ojeda with 11.
The Fire are 7-5-2 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire have a 25-4-4 record in games they record a pair of goals.
Wednesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ojeda has scored 11 goals for Orlando. Tyrese Spicer has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and eight assists for the Fire. Hugo Cuypers has scored five goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orlando: 16-6-8, averaging 6.3 goals, 16.5 shots on goal and 13.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.6 goals per game.
Fire: 21-6-3, averaging 6.6 goals, 16.2 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Orlando: Martin Ojeda (injured), Eduard Atuesta (injured), Nolan Miller (injured), Bernardo Rhein (injured), Braian Ojeda (injured).
Fire: Sergio Oregel (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Mbokazi (injured), Andre Franco (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
