CF Montreal faces Toronto in conference play

Toronto FC (2-7-4, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (1-8-4, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Montreal +100, Toronto FC +251, Draw +245; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto plays CF Montreal in Eastern Conference action.

Montreal is 1-5-4 in Eastern Conference play. Montreal ranks fifth in the league drawing 70 corner kicks, averaging 5.4 per game.

Toronto is 1-7-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto is 1-4 in one-goal matches.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has three goals and two assists for Montreal. Giacomo Vrioni has scored one goal over the past 10 games.

Federico Bernardeschi has scored two goals and added two assists for Toronto. Derrick Etienne has one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 1-5-4, averaging 0.5 goals, 3.5 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Toronto: 2-5-3, averaging 0.6 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 3.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: George Campbell (injured), Dominik Yankov (injured), Hennadiy Synchuk (injured), Bryce Duke (injured).

Toronto: Markus Cimermancic (injured), Nickseon Gomis (injured), Deandre Christopher Kerr (injured), Henry Wingo (injured), Richie Laryea (injured), Jonathan Osorio (injured).

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