Charlotte FC hosts the Chicago Fire in Eastern Conference action

Chicago Fire (7-16-9, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (11-11-9, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Charlotte FC -142, Chicago +369, Draw +273; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC takes on the Chicago Fire in Eastern Conference action.

Charlotte is 9-8-6 in Eastern Conference games. Charlotte is 3-0-2 when it scores two goals.

The Fire are 5-11-9 against Eastern Conference teams. The Fire are 6-9 in one-goal games.

The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Charlotte won the last game 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Patrick Agyemang has scored eight goals with three assists for Charlotte. Karol Swiderski has three goals over the past 10 games.

Hugo Cuypers has 10 goals and two assists for the Fire. Brian Gutierrez has scored two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 2-4-4, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 3.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

Fire: 2-5-3, averaging 0.9 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Jahlane Forbes (injured), Nikola Petkovic (injured).

Fire: Chase Gasper (injured), Andrew Gutman (injured), Carlos Teran (injured).

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