Philadelphia Union bring shutout streak into matchup with CF Montreal

Philadelphia Union (6-3-1, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (0-7-3, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Montreal +153, Philadelphia +166, Draw +232; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Union head into a matchup with CF Montreal after securing two straight shutout wins.

Montreal is 0-4-3 against conference opponents. Montreal ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference drawing 53 corner kicks, averaging 5.3 per game.

The Union are 5-2-1 in Eastern Conference games. The Union are third in the league with 57 shots on goal, averaging 5.7 per game. The Union are also fourth in MLS play with 19 goals.

Saturday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has scored two goals with one assist for Montreal. Nathan-Dylan Saliba has one goal over the past 10 games.

Thai Baribo has seven goals for the Union. Jovan Lukic has two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 0-7-3, averaging 0.4 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

Union: 6-3-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.7 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Giacomo Vrioni (injured).

Union: Ivan Glavinovich (injured), Jovan Lukic (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.