The Chicago Fire were idle over the weekend, and the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference got a bit tighter after Montreal and Columbus picked up wins. The Fire sit in fourth place, one point ahead of fifth-place D.C. United, two points ahead of sixth-place Montreal and five head of seventh-place Columbus.
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Here are the current MLS Eastern Conference standings:
| # | Club | PTS | GP | PPG | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 47 | 26 | 1.81 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 9 | ||||
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 45 | 26 | 1.73 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 42 | 26 | 1.62 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 41 | 25 | 1.64 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | D.C. United | 40 | 25 | 1.6 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 35 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 39 | 28 | 1.39 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 44 | -2 | ||||
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 36 | 24 | 1.5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 25 | 23 | 1.09 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -4 | ||||
| 9 | New England Revolution | 23 | 25 | 0.92 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 35 | -5 | ||||
| 10 | Toronto FC | 21 | 26 | 0.81 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 46 | -17 |
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