The Vancouver Whitecaps visit the Chicago Fire on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. EDT as both teams chase a first meeting of the season.
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC is set to play the Chicago Fire on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. EDT, looking to continue a three-game road winning streak.
The Whitecaps enter with a record of 15-6-5, placing them second in the Western Conference, while Chicago is 12-8-6 and fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Chicago has a 7-4-1 record at home, and the Fire have a 66-39 record in games decided by one goal.
On the road, Vancouver is 6-2-3. The Whitecaps also hold a 54-1-2 record in games when they score at least three goals.
Tuesday’s matchup will be the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
In recent form, the Fire are 18-4-8 over their last 10 games, averaging 4.8 goals, 15.6 shots on goal and 13.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.
Vancouver is 19-5-6 over its last 10 games, averaging 6.6 goals, 17.1 shots on goal and 22.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.0 goals per game.
Maren Haile-Selassie has scored eight goals with four assists for Chicago, while Robert Lewandowski has six goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
For Vancouver, Brian White has 17 goals with two assists, and Thomas Muller has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Injured players listed for Chicago are Puso Dithejane, Noah Allen, Chris Brady, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Andre Franco, Anton Jonsson Saletros, Robin Lod and Robert Lewandowski.
Vancouver’s listed injuries include Rayan Elloumi, Mihail Gherasimencov, Jeevan Badwal, Edier Ocampo Vidal, Kenji Cabrera, Belal Halbouni and Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue.
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