Denkey and Cincinnati visit the Chicago Fire

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FC Cincinnati (3-4-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (5-2-2, second in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: Chicago -141, FC Cincinnati +311, Draw +314; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Kevin Denkey leads Cincinnati into a matchup with the Chicago Fire after scoring two goals against the New York Red Bulls.

The Fire are 3-1-2 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire have an 11-0-1 record in games they score at least three goals.

Cincinnati is 3-3-3 in Eastern Conference games. Cincinnati ranks second in the Eastern Conference with 57 shots on goal, averaging 5.7 per game.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting ended tied 3-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hugo Cuypers has seven goals for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has four goals and two assists.

Denkey has scored six goals with one assist for Cincinnati. Tom Barlow has two goals.

SEASON SO FAR: Fire: Averaging 1.9 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

Cincinnati: Averaging 1.9 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks through 10 games while allowing 2.3 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Dylan Borso (injured), Leonardo Barroso (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Samuel Rogers (injured), Andre Franco (injured), Jonathan Bamba (injured).

Cincinnati: Kristian Fletcher (injured), Obinna Nwobodo (injured), Teenage Hadebe (injured), Nick Hagglund (injured), Matt Miazga (injured), Alvas Powell (injured), Miles Robinson (injured).

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