CF Montreal host Charlotte FC at Stade Saputo on Wednesday, September 9 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
CF Montreal have no fresh injury or suspension concerns for this one, with Prince Osei Owusu \u2014 13 goals from 52 shots this season \u2014 their clear focal point up top, backed by Matthew Longstaff’s 24 chances created from midfield and Wikelman Carmona Torres’s four goals in a smaller sample of minutes. Charlotte FC are similarly unaffected on the fitness front, and Pep Biel leads their attacking numbers with 11 goals and 37 chances created, with Liel Abada (3 goals, 13 shots on target) and Ashley Westwood (33 chances created) rounding out the main threats.<\/p>\n
Charlotte arrive off consecutive wins \u2014 2-0 at Atlanta United and 3-1 at home to DC United \u2014 form that has them fifth in the East on 35 points. CF Montreal, by contrast, have won only once in their own last five (2-1 at Columbus Crew) and were beaten 7-1 at Inter Miami most recently, form that leaves them 14th on 21 points with a -16 goal difference. Expect this to be tighter and more cagey than the visitors’ recent scorelines suggest, with Charlotte’s control up top the difference and CF Montreal likely to find a goal of their own before the final whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n