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Chicago Fire look to continue win streak in matchup with the Philadelphia Union

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Philadelphia Union (12-10-6, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (14-8-6, second in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Chicago +140, Philadelphia +152, Draw +286; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire head into a matchup with Philadelphia as winners of three games in a row.

The Fire are 10-6-5 in conference play. The Fire have a 39-4-5 record in games they score a pair of goals.

The Union are 8-9-4 in conference play. The Union are 46-4-4 when they score at least three goals.

The teams play Wednesday for the second time this season. The Fire won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Maren Haile-Selassie has 10 goals and five assists for the Fire. Robert Lewandowski has scored four goals over the last 10 games.

Milan Iloski has scored 17 goals with three assists for the Union. Bruno Damiani has eight goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 18-4-8, averaging 5.1 goals, 15.9 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

Union: 26-0-4, averaging 9.3 goals, 19.5 shots on goal and 15.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: None listed.

Union: Japhet Sery (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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