Cincinnati looks for 20th win of season, hosts CF Montreal

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CF Montreal (6-17-10, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. FC Cincinnati (19-9-5, second in the Eastern Conference)

Cincinnati; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: FC Cincinnati -189, Montreal +399, Draw +357; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati looks for its 20th win of the season when it hosts CF Montreal.

Cincinnati is 12-9-4 in conference games. Cincinnati has a 7-2-1 record in games it records two goals.

Montreal is 4-13-8 in conference matchups. Montreal is 4-0-0 when it records more than two goals.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. Cincinnati won the last meeting 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evander has scored 17 goals and added 11 assists for Cincinnati. Ender Echenique has one goal and one assist over the past 10 games.

Prince-Osei Owusu has scored 13 goals with three assists for Montreal. Dante Sealy has seven goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cincinnati: 5-3-2, averaging 1.1 goals, 5.6 shots on goal and 3.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

Montreal: 3-3-4, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Cincinnati: Roman Celentano (injured), Obinna Nwobodo (injured), Matt Miazga (injured), Brad Smith (injured).

Montreal: None listed.

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