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…
First, a bit of math: With 31 points, the Chicago Fire aren’t technically eliminated from playoff contention, but it will take a spectacular closing act to even sniff the postseason. The Fire have six games left, including Saturday’s match in Columbus, and Chicago will need to win at least five of those to have a realistic chance of advancing out…
The Chicago Fire roll into New England tonight losers of three straight, looking to salvage any hopes of playoff qualification this season. The team sits in 13th on 30 points, only six points back of the seventh place Columbus Crew, but with a glut of teams between themselves and the red line. The Revs, meanwhile, are in 9th, just two…...
Patrick and Alex break down the Fire’s latest loss to CF Montreal, wonder whether Xherdan Shaqiri will ever demonstrate he actually cares about playing in Chicago, and debate whether Georg Heitz should be out as sporting director. Plus, we look ahead to this week’s set of matches: Wednesday in New England, and Saturday in Columbus. https://youtu.be/ecjVBVMRh6U
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…
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
With a spot in the playoffs still very much in the picture, the Chicago Fire came out of the gate with a flat, uninspired, disinterested performance in a 2-0 loss to NYCFC at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. In all sports, but especially in soccer, there are many times where one team is simply better than the other. Fans and media…...
With nine games to go, the Chicago Fire need to find somewhere around 16 points to grab a spot in the 2022 MLS Playoffs. The easiest path to get that done: win all five remaining home matches, and draw at least one of the four remaining road games. They’ll need to take all three points Sunday night against NYCFC. After…
The Chicago Fire aren’t terrible. We know this much. After five straight unbeaten, with four wins including two away from home, we know the Fire aren’t the Wooden Spoon contenders we thought they were earlier this season. But is this team actually good? Can this team sneak into the playoffs, and make some noise? We’ll gain a very clear idea…
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