Messi leads Inter Miami against CF Montreal

Inter Miami CF (8-3-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (3-12-5, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF +121, Montreal +184, Draw +276; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami into a matchup with CF Montreal after a two-goal performance against the Columbus Crew.

Montreal is 2-9-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Montreal has scored 16 goals while conceding 36 for a -20 goal differential.

Miami is 7-1-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami has a 2-0-1 record in games it records two goals.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. Miami won the last meeting 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has seven goals and two assists for Montreal. Giacomo Vrioni has three goals over the past 10 games.

Messi has 10 goals and five assists for Miami. Luis Suarez has scored four goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 3-5-2, averaging 1.2 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

Miami: 4-3-3, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 5.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.0 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Yuri Aleksandr Guboglo (injured), Olger Armando Escobar Real (injured), Jalen Neal (injured), Caden Clark (injured), Joel Waterman (injured), Giacomo Vrioni (injured), Fabian Herbers (injured).

Miami: None listed.

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