CF Montreal hosts the Chicago Fire in conference matchup

Chicago Fire (8-9-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (3-14-6, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. CDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago +138, Montreal +171, Draw +257; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire visit CF Montreal in Eastern Conference play.

Montreal is 2-11-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Montreal has scored 19 goals while allowing 43 for a -24 goal differential.

The Fire are 6-6-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Fire are fourth in the Eastern Conference with 112 shots on goal, averaging 5.1 per game. The Fire are also fourth in MLS play with 42 goals.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.

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

Hugo Cuypers has 12 goals and one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has seven goals and four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 2-6-2, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 3.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Fire: 4-5-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Jalen Neal (injured), George Campbell (injured), Giacomo Vrioni (injured).

Fire: Christopher Cupps (injured), Justin Reynolds (injured), David Poreba (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Chris Mueller (injured).

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