Owusu and CF Montreal host Toronto

Toronto FC (3-6-5, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (4-8-2, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: Montreal -105, Toronto FC +240, Draw +274; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Prince-Osei Owusu leads CF Montreal into a matchup with Toronto after scoring three goals against D.C. United.

Montreal is 4-7-1 in Eastern Conference games. Montreal is 20-2-2 when it records two goals.

Toronto is 2-4-3 against Eastern Conference teams. Toronto is 10th in the league drawing 76 corner kicks, averaging 5.4 per game.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Owusu has scored nine goals and added six assists for Montreal. Matthew Longstaff has two goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Daniel Salloi has four goals and three assists for Toronto. Emilio Aristizabal has three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 15-11-4, averaging 5.4 goals, 19.2 shots on goal and 15.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.3 goals per game.

Toronto: 14-7-9, averaging 5.4 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 16.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Josh Nteziryayo (injured), Bode Davis (injured), Prince-Osei Owusu (injured), Fabian Herbers (injured).

Toronto: Lazar Stefanovic (injured), Markus Cimermancic (injured), Matheus Pereira de Souza (injured), Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (injured), Deandre Christopher Kerr (injured), Theodor Corbeanu (injured), Josh Sargent (injured), Djordje Mihailovic (injured), Henry Wingo (injured), Richie Laryea (injured), Benjamin Kuscevic (injured), Jonathan Osorio (injured).

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