Chicago Fire try to end road draw streak against Nashville
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2:04 AM on Friday, September 18
By The Associated Press
Chicago Fire (11-7-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (16-3-6, first in the Western Conference)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Nashville SC -129, Chicago +283, Draw +297; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire take on Nashville after playing to a draw in three road games in a row.
Nashville is 11-0-1 in home games. Nashville has a +29 goal differential, scoring 50 goals while allowing 21.
The Fire are 4-3-5 in road games. The Fire are 21-1-2 when they record more than two goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Fire won the last meeting 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Surridge has 15 goals for Nashville. Hany Mukhtar has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Maren Haile-Selassie has eight goals and four assists for the Fire. Robert Lewandowski has scored six goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nashville: 19-4-7, averaging 5.4 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 18.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.0 goals per game.
Fire: 17-4-9, averaging 5.4 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: None listed.
Fire: Mbokazi (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.