Chicago Fire (8-4-2, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (9-2-4, first in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Inter Miami CF +102, Chicago +206, Draw +306; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Luis Suarez leads Inter Miami into a matchup with the Chicago Fire after scoring three goals against the Philadelphia Union.
Miami is 6-1-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami leads the Eastern Conference with 39 goals. Lionel Messi leads the team with 13.
The Fire are 6-3-2 against Eastern Conference teams. The Fire are 37-18 in matches decided by one goal.
Wednesday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Messi has scored 13 goals with seven assists for Miami. German Berterame has seven goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Hugo Cuypers has scored 11 goals for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Miami: 25-1-4, averaging 9.0 goals, 19.5 shots on goal and 19.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.0 goals per game.
Fire: 24-3-3, averaging 6.6 goals, 15.6 shots on goal and 12.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Miami: Tadeo Allende (injured).
Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), Andre Franco (injured), Jonathan Bamba (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
