Chicago City Wire

Chicago will host Toronto FC at SeatGeek Stadium on Saturday night in the 39th encounter between the two teams. The match, starting at 7:30 p.m. CT, will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass and transmitted locally on wlsam.com (English) and WRTO 1200 AM (Spanish).

Chicago holds an all-time record of 12-14-12 against Toronto, with their previous encounter resulting in a 4-1 win for the Fire on June 15 at BMO Field. Heading into Saturday’s game, Chicago is on a four-game unbeaten run against Toronto, with a 3-0-1 record.

Toronto heads into the match after playing the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Canadian Championship title match on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The game ended scoreless in regulation, and Vancouver claimed the title with a 4-2 win in the ensuing penalty kick shootout. Currently, Toronto is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 36 points and an 11-17-3 record.

Frank Klopas has made six changes to the lineup that faced CF Montréal on Saturday, Sept. 21. Gastón Giménez makes his 17th straight regular season start and wears the captain’s armband for the 13th straight match.

Justin Reynolds makes his first Major League Soccer start as he lines up from the outset against Toronto FC. Saturday’s appearance marks Reynolds' sixth regular season appearance.

Chris Brady starts in his single-season record 31st regular season match. Brady’s 97 saves this season are also a new single-season record for him.

Ariel Lassiter lines up in Chicago's XI for the fourth straight time since joining the Club in August. Arnaud Souquet starts his 15th straight match and his 20th overall across all competitions for Chicago this year.

Wyatt Omsberg starts for his fourth consecutive match of this MLS regular season while Rafael Czichos returns to the starting lineup for the first time since Aug. 31 against Inter Miami CF; it is Czichos’ 25th start of this MLS regular season.

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