Orlando City takes shutout streak into matchup against CF Montreal

Orlando City SC (3-2-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (0-6-2, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orlando City SC +144, Montreal +181, Draw +232; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Orlando City heads into a matchup against CF Montreal after recording two straight shutout wins.

Montreal is 0-3-2 against Eastern Conference teams. Montreal is fourth in the Eastern Conference drawing 41 corner kicks, averaging 5.1 per game.

Orlando is 2-2-3 against Eastern Conference teams. Martin Ojeda paces the third-ranked scoring team in the MLS with four goals. Orlando has scored 15.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has scored two goals with one assist for Montreal. Dante Sealy has one goal.

Ojeda has scored four goals with three assists for Orlando. Marco Pasalic has four goals and one assist.

SEASON SO FAR: Montreal: Averaging 0.5 goals, 2.9 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

Orlando: Averaging 1.9 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 3.9 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Kwadwo Opoku (injured).

Orlando: Nicolas Santiago Rodriguez Calderon (injured), Favian Loyola (injured).

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