Fernandez Mercau leads New York City FC against CF Montreal

New York City FC (3-3-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (2-6-0, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: NYCFC +141, Montreal +174, Draw +243; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau leads New York City FC into a matchup with CF Montreal after a two-goal outing against Cincinnati.

Montreal is 2-5-0 in conference play. Montreal has a 10-2-0 record in games it scores two goals.

NYCFC is 2-2-1 in Eastern Conference games. NYCFC ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference drawing 37 corner kicks, averaging 4.1 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has five goals and four assists for Montreal. Wikelman Carmona has three goals and one assist.

Fernandez Mercau has eight goals for NYCFC. Axel Ojeda has three goals and two assists.

SEASON SO FAR: Montreal: Averaging 1.5 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

NYCFC: Averaging 2.1 goals, 5.9 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: None listed.

NYCFC: Max Murray (injured), Drew Baiera (injured), Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista (injured), Andres Perea (injured).

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