Columbus Crew try to end road losing streak against CF Montreal

Columbus Crew (6-14-5, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (5-14-6, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: Montreal +141, Columbus +160, Draw +267; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Crew visit CF Montreal looking to stop a three-game road skid.

Montreal is 5-11-4 against Eastern Conference teams. Montreal has a 32-58 record in matches decided by one goal.

The Crew are 4-10-4 in conference matchups. The Crew have a 9-0-0 record in games they score three or more goals.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. Montreal won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has scored 13 goals and added six assists for Montreal. Luca Petrasso has three assists over the past 10 games.

Wessam Abou Ali has scored five goals and added one assist for the Crew. Brooks Lennon has one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 7-12-11, averaging 2.7 goals, 14.4 shots on goal and 13.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.0 goals per game.

Crew: 9-11-10, averaging 4.2 goals, 11.1 shots on goal and 13.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Josh Nteziryayo (injured), Matthew Longstaff (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.