Orlando City SC and CF Montreal are set to meet in a highly anticipated Eastern Conference matchup on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT in Montreal, Quebec. The betting line from BETMGM SPORTSBOOK has Montreal favored by +154, with Orlando City SC at +159 and the draw priced at +237, with an over/under of 2.5 goals.
In this game, Montreal, who is currently eighth in the Eastern Conference, will face off against Orlando City SC, who sits 12th in the conference. Both teams have had their ups and downs so far this season. Montreal has a record of 2-2-1 against conference opponents, while Orlando is 1-2-2 against Eastern Conference teams.
Matias Coccaro leads Montreal’s offense with three goals this season, contributing to their 10 goals scored so far. On the other hand, Orlando ranks 10th in the Eastern Conference defensively, conceding 13 goals so far. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season after their last game ended in a 0-0 draw.
Top performers to watch in this matchup include Coccaro with three goals and Josef Martinez with two goals and three assists for Montreal, while Duncan McGuire leads Orlando with three goals and Dagur Dan Thorhallsson with one goal and one assist. When it comes to averages for the season so far, Montreal is averaging 1.4 goals per game, while allowing 2.0 goals on average, and Orlando is averaging just over one goal per game (1.1) while allowing an average of almost two goals per game (1.9).
Both teams have some players out due to injuries – for Montreal we have Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, Nathan-Dylan Saliba, Kwadwo Opoku
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