Barlow and Cincinnati host Orlando City

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Orlando City SC (4-8-2, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (4-5-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: FC Cincinnati -173, Orlando City SC +357, Draw +361; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Tom Barlow leads Cincinnati into a matchup with Orlando City after a two-goal outing against San Diego FC.

Cincinnati is 4-4-4 in Eastern Conference play. Cincinnati has a 17-3-4 record in games it scores three or more goals.

Orlando is 4-5-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 21 goals led by Martin Ojeda with nine.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Denkey has scored eight goals with two assists for Cincinnati. Evander has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Ojeda has scored nine goals for Orlando. Adrian Marin has three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 19-4-7, averaging 8.1 goals, 16.5 shots on goal and 10.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 8.1 goals per game.

Orlando: 12-11-7, averaging 4.8 goals, 11.7 shots on goal and 11.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Teenage Hadebe (injured), Alvas Powell (injured).

Orlando: Joran Gerbet (injured).

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