FC Cincinnati (18-11-5, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. New York City FC (14-12-8, sixth in the Conference during the regular season)
The Bronx, New York; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +114, FC Cincinnati +204; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC hosts Cincinnati in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
NYCFC is 12-7-8 in conference games. NYCFC has a 7-2-2 record in games it scores two goals.
Cincinnati is 14-9-4 in Eastern Conference games. Cincinnati is 7-0-0 when it records three or more goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the fourth time this season. Cincinnati won the last meeting 1-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored 16 goals with three assists for NYCFC. Santiago Rodriguez has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Luciano Acosta has scored 14 goals with 17 assists for Cincinnati. Luca Orellano has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 3-4-3, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 6.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
Cincinnati: 4-4-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured).
Cincinnati: Isaiah Foster (injured), Nick Hagglund (injured), Matt Miazga (injured), Alec Kann (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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