Charlotte FC comes into Saturday’s match following a win against Chicago Fire FC, securing a playoff spot for the 2024 MLS Cup. This is the team’s second postseason appearance in only their third season in MLS.

Charlotte broke a scoreless deadlock through Swiderski in the 34th minute after a low, driven ball from Liel Abada from outside the box forced Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois to make the initial save. But Sirois couldn't cleanly deal with the strike, and Swiderski slid in to poke the rebound into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Karol Swiderski had a first-half goal, Patrick Agyemang scored late, and Kristijan Kahlina earned his 11th clean sheet of the season as Charlotte FC blanked CF Montréal 2-0 in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night.

BOTTOM LINE: Josef Martinez leads CF Montreal into a matchup with Charlotte FC after a two-goal outing against Atlanta United. Charlotte is 10-8-6 in conference games. Charlotte has a 3-0-2 record in games it records a pair of goals. Montreal is 8-9-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Montreal is 6-4 in games decided by one goal.