Bernardeschi and Toronto host Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati (9-2-3, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (7-6-1, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE FC Cincinnati +137, Toronto FC +183, Draw +239; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Federico Bernardeschi leads Toronto into a matchup with Cincinnati fresh off of a three-goal performance against CF Montreal.

Toronto is 6-3-1 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto is 3-2-0 when it scores only one goal.

Cincinnati is 7-2-3 in conference matchups. Cincinnati is first in the Eastern Conference conceding just 11 goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 0-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bernardeschi has six goals and three assists for Toronto. Prince-Osei Owusu has scored six goals over the past 10 games.

Luciano Acosta has seven goals and eight assists for Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo has three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 5-5-0, averaging 1.8 goals, 5.8 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

Cincinnati: 7-2-1, averaging 1.5 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Brandon Servania (injured), Shane O'Neill (injured), Jonathan Osorio (injured).

Cincinnati: Corey Baird (injured), Aaron Boupendza (injured), DeAndre Yedlin (injured), Alvas Powell (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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