Charlotte FC tries to end road losing streak in matchup with Toronto
Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Charlotte FC +153, Toronto FC +166, Draw +234; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte FC visits Toronto aiming to stop a four-game road slide.
Toronto is 2-8-2 in Eastern Conference play. Toronto is 1-4-1 when it scores just one goal.
Charlotte is 4-6-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte is 1-3-0 when it scores only one goal.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Federico Bernardeschi has four goals and three assists for Toronto. Theodor Corbeanu has three goals over the last 10 games.
Liel Abada has six goals and one assist for Charlotte. Patrick Agyemang has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 3-5-2, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 3.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
Charlotte: 4-6-0, averaging 1.6 goals, 5.2 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Markus Cimermancic (injured), Nickseon Gomis (injured), Deandre Christopher Kerr (injured), Kobe Lloyd Franklin (injured), Richie Laryea (injured), Raoul Petretta (injured).
Charlotte: Jahlane Forbes (injured), Nimfasha Berchimas (injured), Brandon Cambridge (injured), Idan Gorno (injured), Nathan Byrne (injured), Timothy Michael Ream (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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