Kelsy leads the Portland Timbers against CF Montreal

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Portland Timbers (4-6-1, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. CF Montreal (4-7-0, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

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

LINE: Montreal -107, Portland +247, Draw +275; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Kevin Kelsy leads the Portland Timbers into a matchup with CF Montreal fresh off of a two-goal showing against Sporting Kansas City.

Montreal is 3-1-0 at home. Montreal is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 16 goals led by Prince-Osei Owusu with six.

The Timbers are 1-5-0 in road games. Kristoffer Velde leads the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with four goals. The Timbers have scored 19.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Owusu has six goals and five assists for Montreal. Wikelman Carmona has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Velde has scored four goals with one assist for the Timbers. Kelsy has four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 15-13-2, averaging 4.8 goals, 15.9 shots on goal and 13.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.

Timbers: 12-13-5, averaging 4.8 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 10.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Josh Nteziryayo (injured), Owen Graham-Roache (injured), Hennadiy Synchuk (injured), Bode Davis (injured), Sunusi Ibrahim (injured).

Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Omir Fernandez (injured).

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