The Chicago Fire aren’t making the playoffs. Sure, it’s not completely a done deal, and the players and coaches should continue to fight until mathematical elimination, but after Tuesday night’s loss to CF Montreal it’s a statistical long shot. The Fire would need to win out and get some help from other teams. FiveThirtyEight has the Fire down to a…
Through 29 games this season, the Chicago Fire have scored just 28 goals, putting them at an average of slightly less than one goal a game. That’s good for last in MLS, four fewer goals than the two teams just above them–D.C. United and the Vancouver Whitecaps, who each have 32. It’s also on pace to be worse than last…
After two straight 0-0 draws and five straight without a win, the Chicago Fire have a 4 percent chance to make the postseason, according to FiveThirtyEight. A loss Saturday against Inter Miami will almost certainly kill off the season. At this point, which Fire players do you think still care, and still work their hardest for the team? Fans gave…
The last time I pronounced the Chicago Fire’s 2022 season dead, after the Columbus Crew debacle, the team went on a tear, winning four of five, rocketing themselves back into the playoff race. I wrote after that stretch that I’ve never been happier to be wrong, but that we wouldn’t truly know if the Fire were any good until after…
With a win Saturday against CF Montreal, and a good amount of help elsewhere around the league, the Chicago Fire could close the weekend just two points out of a playoff position. A loss, though, coupled with some unfavorable results, could leave the Fire eight points back. So, needless to say, it’s essentially a must-win for Chicago, who will be…
The Fire needed a win against NYCFC to stay firmly in the MLS playoff race, and turned in their worst performance of the season to date. With the team now in 12th and their playoff hopes slipping away, can they turn things around against CF Montreal at Soldier Field? Patrick McCraney and Alex Campbell break down the Fire’s chances. https://youtu.be/aq2tAXXzeEU
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