Columbus Crew take road losing streak into matchup against the Philadelphia Union

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Columbus Crew (3-7-3, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (1-9-3, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Chester, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Philadelphia +130, Columbus +190, Draw +241; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Crew visit the Philadelphia Union trying to end a three-game road losing streak.

The Union are 1-8-2 against Eastern Conference teams. The Union have an 11-37 record in one-goal matches.

The Crew are 2-4-2 against conference opponents. Wessam Abou Ali paces the 10th-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with five goals. The Crew have scored 18.

Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Crew won the last meeting 2-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Milan Iloski has scored three goals and added one assist for the Union. Francis Westfield has two assists over the last 10 games.

Abou Ali has five goals and one assist for the Crew. Maximilian Arfsten has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Union: 7-9-14, averaging 3.6 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 18.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

Crew: 14-12-4, averaging 4.2 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 15.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Union: Philippe Ndinga (injured), Eddy Davis III (injured), Francis Westfield (injured), Quinn Sullivan (injured), Jesus Bueno (injured), Japhet Sery (injured), Andre Blake (injured).

Crew: Dylan Chambost (injured), Wessam Abou Ali (injured), Malte Amundsen (injured), Jamal Thiare (injured).

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