New York City FC (14-12-8, sixth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. FC Cincinnati (18-11-5, third in the Conference during the regular season)
Cincinnati; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Cincinnati -122, NYCFC +287; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati hosts New York City FC in the Eastern Conference finals.
Cincinnati is 14-10-4 in conference games. Cincinnati has a 15-6 record in matches decided by one goal.
NYCFC is 13-7-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC has a 7-2-2 record in games it scores two goals.
The matchup Saturday is the fifth meeting this season between the two teams. NYCFC won the last game 3-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luciano Acosta has scored 14 goals with 17 assists for Cincinnati. Luca Orellano has six goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored 17 goals with three assists for NYCFC. Santiago Rodriguez has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 4-4-2, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NYCFC: 4-4-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Isaiah Foster (injured), Nick Hagglund (injured), Matt Miazga (injured), Alec Kann (injured).
NYCFC: Malachi Jones (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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