Charlotte FC brings shutout streak into matchup against CF Montreal

Charlotte FC (10-7-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (5-12-6, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: Montreal +123, Charlotte FC +181, Draw +278; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC heads into a matchup against CF Montreal after putting together two straight shutout wins.

Montreal is 5-10-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Montreal has a -18 goal differential, scoring 30 goals while conceding 48.

Charlotte is 9-4-4 in Eastern Conference games. Charlotte ranks 10th in the MLS giving up just 32 goals.

Wednesday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has scored 13 goals with six assists for Montreal. Brayan Vera has one goal and one assist over the last 10 games.

Pep Biel has scored 11 goals and added six assists for Charlotte. Kerwin Vargas has one goal and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 9-9-12, averaging 3.6 goals, 14.4 shots on goal and 14.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.

Charlotte: 21-1-8, averaging 6.0 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 14.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: None listed.

Charlotte: Aron John (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Harry Toffolo (injured).

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