Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9-7-4, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. CF Montreal (5-9-7, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Vancouver +151, Montreal +153, Draw +261; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: CF Montreal and the Vancouver Whitecaps square off in non-conference play.
Montreal is 3-2-4 in home games. Sunusi Ibrahim paces the seventh-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with six. Montreal has scored 30 goals.
The Whitecaps are 5-4-2 in road games. The Whitecaps are 4-1-0 when they score a pair of goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ibrahim has scored six goals and added one assist for Montreal. Raheem Edwards has two assists over the last 10 games.
Ryan Gauld has scored nine goals and added four assists for the Whitecaps. Ralph Priso has one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 2-4-4, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 3.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.
Whitecaps: 4-5-1, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Joel Waterman (injured), Mathieu Choiniere (injured), Mason Toye (injured), Ariel Lassiter (injured), Samuel Piette (injured).
Whitecaps: Ali Ahmed (injured), Tristan Blackmon (injured), Andres Cubas (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Damir Kreilach (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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