Houston Dynamo host CF Montreal in non-conference matchup

CF Montreal (1-11-5, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Dynamo (5-7-5, 11th in the Western Conference)

Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Houston -144, Montreal +364, Draw +283; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo face CF Montreal in non-conference action.

The Dynamo are 3-5-1 at home. The Dynamo rank 10th in the Western Conference allowing only 25 goals.

Montreal is 1-7-2 in road games. Montreal is eighth in the Eastern Conference drawing 83 corner kicks, averaging 4.9 per game.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Ezequiel Ponce has scored four goals and added one assist for the Dynamo. Franco Escobar has two assists over the last 10 games.

Prince-Osei Owusu has four goals and two assists for Montreal. Giacomo Vrioni has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dynamo: 4-3-3, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.8 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

Montreal: 1-6-3, averaging 0.7 goals, 3.8 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Dynamo: Nelson Quinones (injured), Lawrence Ennali (injured), Andrew Tarbell (injured), Daniel Steres (injured), Erik Sviatchenko (injured).

Montreal: Owen Graham-Roache (injured), Hennadiy Synchuk (injured), Bryce Duke (injured), Dominik Yankov (injured), Fabian Herbers (injured).

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