Joveljic and the LA Galaxy visit the Chicago Fire

Associated Press

LA Galaxy (7-2-7, second in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (2-8-6, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Chicago +142, Los Angeles +161, draw +251; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Dejan Joveljic leads the LA Galaxy into a clash with the Chicago Fire after scoring two goals against Dallas.

The Fire is 2-5-2 in home games. The Fire are 2-4 in one-goal games.

The Galaxy are 3-2-4 on the road. Joveljic leads the fourth highest scoring team in the league with eight goals. The Galaxy scored 29.

The teams meet on Saturday for the first time this season.

BEST PERFORMERS: Hugo Cuypers has four goals and an assist for the Fire. Carlos Teran has scored one goal in the last 10 games.

Joveljic has eight goals and two assists for the Galaxy. Gabriel Pec has scored three goals in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 1-5-4, averaging 0.6 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 5.3 corners per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

Galaxy: 4-2-4, averaging 1.7 goals, 5.6 shots on goal and 6.2 corners per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT PLANNED TO PLAY: Fire: Chase Gasper (injured), Tobias Salquist (injured).

Galaxy: Joseph Paintsil (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.