Aristizabal leads Toronto against Charlotte FC

Toronto FC (3-4-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (4-6-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Charlotte FC -134, Toronto FC +316, Draw +280; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Emilio Aristizabal leads Toronto into a matchup with Charlotte FC fresh off of a two-goal performance against Inter Miami.

Charlotte is 3-3-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte has a 14-22 record in one-goal matches.

Toronto is 2-2-3 against conference opponents. Toronto is eighth in the Eastern Conference with 53 shots on goal, averaging 4.4 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pep Biel has six goals and four assists for Charlotte. Idan Gorno has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

Daniel Salloi has scored four goals with three assists for Toronto. Aristizabal has three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 10-7-13, averaging 4.8 goals, 10.8 shots on goal and 12.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

Toronto: 18-4-8, averaging 5.4 goals, 12.9 shots on goal and 18.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Henry Kessler (injured), Harry Toffolo (injured).

Toronto: Matheus Pereira de Souza (injured), Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (injured), Theodor Corbeanu (injured), Josh Sargent (injured), Djordje Mihailovic (injured), Henry Wingo (injured), Jose Cifuentes (injured), Benjamin Kuscevic (injured).

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