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Jul 3, 2022; San Jose, California, USA; Chicago Fire midfielder Gaston Gimenez (30) controls the ball against San Jose Earthq

Fire at San Jose: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire won a hard-fought, come-from behind battle against the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, in a match where the team gave hints about the next steps in its tactical evolution. On Sunday, they face a San Jose Earthquakes side that’s on the ropes, with just three wins and two

Fireworks: Chicago Fire 4, Philadelphia Union 3

Fireworks: Chicago Fire 4, Philadelphia Union 3

CHICAGO, Ill. — Tonight’s 4th of July fireworks paled in comparison to the ones that played out on the Soldier Field pitch. If was there that the Chicago Fire earned a 4-3 home win over the Philadelphia Union, exercising late-game heroics against a struggling but talented team. Hugo Cuypers scored

Feb 24, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Union midfielder Quinn Sullivan (33) controls the ball in front o

Fire vs Philadelphia: Tactics and Starting XI

After a disappointing loss in second-half stoppage time, the Fire remain in the 15th and final place in MLS’s Eastern Conference, and are now six points behind Atlanta and Toronto for the final postseason spots. The team has strange company on the outside of the postseason picture in the

Jul 16, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Fire defender Rafael Czichos (5) reacts after scoring a goal against the Seattl

Fire at Seattle: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire have done it: They’ve finally found a way to the bottom of the table after years spent mostly towards – but never actually at, at least this late in the season – the bottom. Yet the team is also just three points removed from the 9th and final postseason

Spell Broken: Orlando City 4, Chicago Fire 1

Spell Broken: Orlando City 4, Chicago Fire 1

For the second year in a row, the Fire traveled to Orlando early in the summer hoping to turn two convincing wins into a three game winning streak. The Fire outshot and out-chanced their opponent, but for the second year in a row, Orlando played the spoiler, this time dispatching

May 29, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Orlando City SC midfielder Facundo Torres (10) and Chicago Fire FC midfielder Brian Gut

Fire at Orlando: Tactics and Starting XI

On average across the league, MLS teams win about half their games at home and about a quarter on the road, with draws filling in the rest. The Fire are slightly underperforming the road average – it took until their eighth road game of the season for the team to get

Catching Fire: Toronto FC 1, Chicago Fire 4

Catching Fire: Toronto FC 1, Chicago Fire 4

Are things finally beginning to click for the Chicago Fire? The Men in Red left Toronto this evening with something they haven’t in 12 years: three points. An offensive explosion secured a 4-1 win against a high-flying TFC side, and moved them to within two points of a playoff

Fire vs. Toronto: Tactics and Starting XI

Fire vs. Toronto: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire entered the international break on a three game undefeated streak and finished the first half of the season with a flourish in the form of a win over the L.A. Galaxy. Despite the results, the team is actually closer to the bottom of the standings than they