Two teams in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a match between the Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on UniMas.

What They're Saying

Columbus Crew manager Gregg Berhalter (via MLS): "I think we lost our ability to threaten up top, so that's what put us in a difficult situation."

Chicago Fire manager Frank Yallop: "We work on different set plays and I've used it for years, especially free kicks-wise. I like to take them as early as we can and we did. It's good to have Razvan [Cocis] back. He's a good, solid player for us."

The In-Form Player

Cocis' contributions to the Fire can be found in his 1v1 duels. The 32-year-old has won 57 percent of his duels this campaign, including 83 percent in the air.

Projected Lineups

Chicago Fire's (4-4-2): Johnson; Jones, Adailton, Larentowicz, Palmer; Accam, Cocis, Polster, Shipp; Igboananike, Maloney

Columbus Crew's (4-2-3-1): Clark; Francis, Pogatetz, Wahl, Jimenez; Tchani, Parkhurst; Meram, Higuain, Finlay; Kamara

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).

Standings

WESTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FC Dallas116321713421
2Vancouver Whitecaps126241411320
3Seattle Sounders10613179819
4Sporting Kansas City114521715217
5San Jose Earthquakes115241211117
6Houston Dynamo124441615116
7LA Galaxy123541115-414
8Real Salt Lake113531015-514
9Portland Timbers113441012-213
10Colorado Rapids1017299010
EASTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1DC United11632139421
2New England Revolution125431715219
3New York Red Bulls10451149517
4Columbus Crew104241512314
5Orlando City SC113351314-112
6Toronto FC93151314-110
7Chicago Fire9315912-310
8Philadelphia Union122371121-109
9New York City FC11146914-57
10Impact Montreal612379-25