Philadelphia Union face CF Montreal after shutout victory

CF Montreal (3-13-6, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia Union (13-5-4, first in the Eastern Conference)

Chester, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Philadelphia -223, Montreal +540, Draw +351; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the New York Red Bulls 2-0, the Philadelphia Union face CF Montreal.

The Union are 11-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Union rank fifth in the MLS with 111 shots on goal, averaging 5.0 per game.

Montreal is 2-10-5 against Eastern Conference teams. Montreal is 2-6 in matches decided by one goal.

The matchup Wednesday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Union won the last game 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thai Baribo has 13 goals and one assist for the Union. Nathan Harriel has two goals over the past 10 games.

Prince-Osei Owusu has scored nine goals with two assists for Montreal. Giacomo Vrioni has two goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Union: 6-2-2, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 7.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game.

Montreal: 2-5-3, averaging 1.2 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 3.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Union: Ivan Glavinovich (injured), Jesus Bueno (injured), Mikael Uhre (injured).

Montreal: Jalen Neal (injured), Giacomo Vrioni (injured), Samuel Piette (injured).

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