Charlotte FC hosts the Columbus Crew in conference action

Columbus Crew (5-8-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte FC (7-7-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: Charlotte FC +121, Columbus +191, Draw +264; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC takes on the Columbus Crew in Eastern Conference action.

Charlotte is 6-4-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte is 12-0-0 when it scores more than two goals.

The Crew are 4-5-4 against Eastern Conference teams. Wessam Abou Ali paces the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with five goals. The Crew have scored 26.

Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pep Biel has scored nine goals and added four assists for Charlotte. Kerwin Vargas has one goal and four assists over the past 10 games.

Abou Ali has five goals and one assist for the Crew. Diego Rossi has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Charlotte: 11-7-12, averaging 4.2 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

Crew: 16-7-7, averaging 4.8 goals, 10.2 shots on goal and 10.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Charlotte: Aron John (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Harry Toffolo (injured).

Crew: Wessam Abou Ali (injured).

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