The Chicago Fire have lost two of their last three MLS games and currently sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, which is the final playoff spot. They have a six-point edge on sixth-place Columbus.
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The current Eastern Conference standings:
| # | Club | PTS | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 38 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 7-0-3 | 4-5-2 | T-L-T-W-W |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 37 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6-2-2 | 5-4-2 | W-T-W-L-T |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 7-0-3 | 2-5-4 | T-T-W-W-W |
| 4 | D.C. United | 33 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 7-1-2 | 3-6-1 | W-L-W-L-L |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 31 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 6-2-2 | 3-5-2 | W-T-L-W-L |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 5-3-1 | 2-4-3 | L-W-L-L-W |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 24 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 6-3-2 | 1-10-1 | L-W-L-W-L |
| 8 | New England Revolution | 23 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5-2-3 | 1-7-2 | T-W-L-L-T |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 20 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 4-4-1 | 2-6-1 | L-W-W-W-L |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 19 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 3-5-2 | 2-6-2 | T-L-W-W-W |
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