Last weekend in Orlando, FC Cincinnati were without Luca Orellano and Yuya Kubo due to ankle injuries, while Sergio Santos and Obinna Nwobodo sat out with leg injuries, and Nick Hagglund was recovering from a chest problem.

With the United States advancing to the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday, FC Cincinnati will once again be without Miles Robinson this weekend.

Evander scored his 10th and 11th goals of the regular season on Saturday, tying with Kevin Denkey for the team lead in this competition.

Lower body injuries kept Carlos Teran, David Poreba, Rominigue Kouame, and Christopher Cupps out of Chicago's lineup against Charlotte, while Chris Mueller was still on leave.

Starting goalkeeper Chris Brady, who served as a backup for the US at the Gold Cup, will miss this match as the team aims to win the trophy for the first time since 2021.

Philip Zinckernagel, Brian Gutierrez, and Hugo Cuypers each scored in the first half in their last game, helping Chicago secure a narrow victory.

Possible starting lineup for FC Cincinnati:

Celentano; Flores, Miazga, Hadebe; Yedlin, Bucha, Anunga, Engel; Valenzuela, Evander; Denkey

Possible starting lineup for Chicago Fire:

Gal; Dean, Rogers, Elliott, Gutman; Acosta, Pineda; Zinckernagel, Gutierrez, Bamba; Cuypers