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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

At Last: Chicago Fire 2, L.A. Galaxy 1

At Last: Chicago Fire 2, L.A. Galaxy 1

CHICAGO, Ill. — For the first time in nearly two months, the Chicago FIre won a soccer game. Goals from Hugo Cuypers and Brian Gutiérrez fuelled a thrilling comeback against the high-flying L.A. Galaxy on a rainy June night at Soldier Field. Frank Klopas stuck with the five-back system that

Chicago Fire players on pitch after LA Galaxy goal

Fire vs. L.A. Galaxy: Tactics and Starting XI

The Fire have one more chance before the international break – and the halfway point of their season – to find their third win of the season, but to do so, they’ll have to get past an L.A. Galaxy team that went from second last in the Western Conference in

Still waiting: Chicago Fire 1, Orlando City 1

Still waiting: Chicago Fire 1, Orlando City 1

CHICAGO, Ill. — The Chicago Fire’s winless run was extended to nine games tonight after a fairly forgettable Wednesday 1-1 draw with Orlando City at Soldier Field. Frank Klopas’ lineup was almost unchanged, with Jonathan Dean replacing suspended Allan Arigoni in the only swap from Saturday’s draw at D.

Fire vs. Orlando: Tactics and Starting XI

Fire vs. Orlando: Tactics and Starting XI

With two games before the team closes the books on the first half of the season, the Fire look for their third win against Orlando City, a team that many picked to finish at or near the top of the Eastern Conference and compete for hardware but who have fallen

Filibustered: D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire 1

Filibustered: D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire 1

The Chicago Fire ended their four-game losing skid tonight, but couldn't manage to secure three points as they tied D.C. United on the road, 1-1. Goals from Christopher McVey and Kellyn Acosta either side of halftime filled out the scoresheet. The storylines started in the hours leading