Gutierrez and the Chicago Fire visit New York City FC
Chicago Fire (5-4-4, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (6-5-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
The Bronx, New York; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC -103, Chicago +237, Draw +275; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Brian Gutierrez leads the Chicago Fire into a matchup with New York City FC after scoring two goals against Charlotte FC.
NYCFC is 6-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC ranks 10th in the Eastern Conference with 15 goals led by Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista with seven.
The Fire are 3-3-4 against Eastern Conference teams. Hugo Cuypers leads the sixth-ranked scoring team in the MLS with eight goals. The Fire have scored 24.
The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Martinez Batista has scored seven goals with one assist for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has two goals over the last 10 games.
Cuypers has eight goals and one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 4-4-2, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.
Fire: 4-3-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.6 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured), Kevin O'Toole (injured), Keaton Parks (injured).
Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), David Poreba (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Chris Mueller (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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