Chicago Fire play Toronto on the heels of shutout win

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Toronto FC (3-5-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (7-4-2, third in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Chicago -220, Toronto FC +490, Draw +364; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out CF Montreal 2-0, the Chicago Fire face Toronto.

The Fire are 5-3-2 in conference matchups. The Fire are 17-0-1 when they record more than two goals.

Toronto is 2-3-3 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto has a 14-0-4 record in games it records more than two goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hugo Cuypers has scored 11 goals for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Daniel Salloi has four goals and three assists for Toronto. Emilio Aristizabal has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 22-5-3, averaging 6.3 goals, 14.4 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

Toronto: 15-6-9, averaging 5.4 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 17.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), Sergio Oregel (injured), Andre Franco (injured), Anton Jonsson Saletros (injured).

Toronto: None listed.

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