CF Montreal (8-11-2, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (6-7-8, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Chicago -132, Montreal +338, Draw +283; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Nashville 1-0, the Chicago Fire play CF Montreal.
The Fire are 1-6-8 in Eastern Conference games. The Fire have a 2-0-1 record in games they score a pair of goals.
Montreal is 5-8-2 in conference play. Montreal ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference allowing 29 goals.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kei Kamara has scored five goals with one assist for the Fire. Fabian Herbers has three goals over the last 10 games.
Chinonso Offor has three goals for Montreal. Mason Toye has scored two goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 3-4-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 2.8 shots on goal and 2.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Montreal: 3-5-2, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.6 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Federico Navarro (injured), Victor Bezerra (injured), Wyatt Omsberg (injured), Javier Casas (injured), Chris Mueller (injured).
Montreal: Mathieu Choiniere (injured), Aaron Herrera (injured), Zachary Brault Guillard (injured), Lassi Lappalainen (injured), Romell Quioto (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
