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Kubo leads Cincinnati against the Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union (4-5-8, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (11-3-3, second in the Eastern Conference)

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE FC Cincinnati -128, Philadelphia +323, Draw +271; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Yuya Kubo leads Cincinnati into a matchup with the Philadelphia Union after scoring three goals against the San Jose Earthquakes.

Cincinnati is 8-2-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cincinnati is fifth in the Eastern Conference drawing 88 corner kicks, averaging 5.2 per game.

The Union are 1-3-6 against Eastern Conference teams. The Union have a 1-5 record in one-goal games.

Wednesday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kubo has seven goals for Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta has five goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.

Daniel Gazdag has 10 goals for the Union. Mikael Uhre has scored four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 8-2-0, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.3 goals per game.

Union: 1-4-5, averaging 1.4 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Corey Baird (injured), Miles Robinson (injured).

Union: Leon Maximilian Flach (injured), Andre Blake (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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