Charlotte FC (4-2-1, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (0-5-2, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Montreal +135, Charlotte FC +189, Draw +237; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: CF Montreal looks for its first win of the season when it hosts Charlotte FC.
Montreal is 0-2-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Montreal is 0-3 in games decided by one goal.
Charlotte is 2-1-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte is 10th in the Eastern Conference with 28 shots on goal, averaging 4.0 per game.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has two goals and one assist for Montreal. Dante Sealy has one goal.
Liel Abada has scored two goals with one assist for Charlotte. Wilfried Zaha has two goals and one assist.
SEASON SO FAR: Montreal: Averaging 0.6 goals, 2.9 shots on goal and 4.7 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
Charlotte: Averaging 1.7 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Hennadiy Synchuk (injured), Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (injured), Giacomo Vrioni (injured), Fabian Herbers (injured).
Charlotte: Jahlane Forbes (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Brandon Cambridge (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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