New York Red Bulls (7-11-6, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (6-13-5, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Columbus -138, New York +300, Draw +314; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls square off in Eastern Conference action.
The Crew are 4-9-4 against Eastern Conference teams. The Crew are 10th in the Eastern Conference with 35 goals led by Wessam Abou Ali with five.
The Red Bulls are 6-8-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls rank eighth in the league with 119 shots on goal, averaging 5.0 per game.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Red Bulls won the last meeting 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Abou Ali has scored five goals and added one assist for the Crew. Mohamed Farsi has one goal and two assists over the last 10 games.
Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro has scored seven goals for the Red Bulls. Mijahir Jimenez has two goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 12-9-9, averaging 4.8 goals, 11.1 shots on goal and 12.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.
Red Bulls: 8-13-9, averaging 2.7 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 14.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Wessam Abou Ali (injured).
Red Bulls: Ronald Donkor (injured), AJ Marcucci (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
