Associated Press
CF Montreal (3-3-3, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (1-3-5, 13th in the Western Conference)
Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Nashville SC -116, Montreal +303, Draw +249; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Nashville and CF Montreal meet in a non-conference matchup.
Nashville is 1-1-4 at home. Nashville has a -7 goal differential, scoring 10 goals while conceding 17.
Montreal is 2-3-2 on the road. Montreal has a 3-2 record in games decided by one goal.
Saturday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Hany Mukhtar has two goals for Nashville. Teal Bunbury has two goals.
Matias Coccaro has scored three goals with one assist for Montreal. Ariel Lassiter has two goals and one assist.
SEASON SO FAR: Nashville: Averaging 1.1 goals, 3.1 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.9 goals per game.
Montreal: Averaging 1.3 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 3.2 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Nashville: Lukas MacNaughton (injured), Randall Leal (injured), Shaquell Moore (injured), Walker Zimmerman (injured), Tyler Boyd (injured).
Montreal: Kwadwo Opoku (injured), Joaquin Sosa (injured), Matias Coccaro (injured), Lassi Lappalainen (injured), Josef Martinez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
