Rodriguez leads New York City FC against CF Montreal

New York City FC (14-11-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (10-13-10, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +125, Montreal +184, Draw +268; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Santiago Rodriguez leads New York City FC into a matchup with CF Montreal following a two-goal outing against Nashville.

Montreal is 8-10-7 in Eastern Conference play. Montreal has a 4-1-0 record in games it records more than two goals.

NYCFC is 12-5-8 against Eastern Conference teams. NYCFC is 7-2-2 when it scores two goals.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season. NYCFC won the last meeting 2-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josef Martinez has scored 10 goals and added three assists for Montreal. Caden Clark has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored 16 goals with three assists for NYCFC. Rodriguez has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 4-4-2, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NYCFC: 3-2-5, averaging 2.1 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 6.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Lassi Lappalainen (injured).

NYCFC: Malachi Jones (injured).

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