Vancouver Whitecaps at Chicago Fire

When: 7:30 p.m. today at Toyota Park

TV: Comcast SportsNet

Scouting the Vancouver Whitecaps: The Whitecaps (1-4-3, 6 points) are 0-3 on the road so far. The attack is struggling with just 11 goals.

Scouting the Fire: The Fire (1-3-3, 6 points) meets expansion Vancouver for the first time, hoping to end a five-game winless streak. The team will go with Yamith Cuesta and Dasan Robinson at center back in place of the injured Cory Gibbs and Josip Mikulic. Captain Logan Pause also will miss the game with an injury.

Next game: at Toronto FC, May 14.

— Orrin Schwarz