Chicago Fire (7-15-8, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (7-12-10, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Montreal +113, Chicago +210, Draw +263; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: CF Montreal hosts the Chicago Fire in Eastern Conference play.
Montreal is 6-9-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Montreal has scored 39 goals while conceding 61 for a -22 goal differential.
The Fire are 5-10-8 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire have a 6-9 record in games decided by one goal.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Fire won the last game 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sunusi Ibrahim has scored six goals and added one assist for Montreal. Raheem Edwards has three assists over the past 10 games.
Hugo Cuypers has scored 10 goals with two assists for the Fire. Brian Gutierrez has two goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 3-4-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
Fire: 3-5-2, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Joel Waterman (injured).
Fire: Chase Gasper (injured), Andrew Gutman (injured), Carlos Teran (injured), Rafael Czichos (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
