The Chicago Fire's record has not changed since their victory over Houston on Sept. 2 as they still stand at 13-8-5. However, the Houston Dynamo improved their record by a win and now stand one point ahead of Chicago in the Eastern Conference standings.
Chicago's lone game since last week was a friendly against Santos Laguna. They tied that match-up, 2-2.
| # | Club | PTS | GP | PPG | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | HG | HGD | RG | RGD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 50 | 27 | 1.85 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 46 | 27 | 1.7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 19 | -8 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 45 | 28 | 1.61 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 15 | -8 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 44 | 26 | 1.69 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 15 | -4 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 42 | 27 | 1.56 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | -3 |
| 6 | D.C. United | 41 | 27 | 1.52 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 12 | -12 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 39 | 29 | 1.34 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 31 | 13 | 12 | -16 |
| 8 | New England Revolution | 28 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | -10 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 26 | 25 | 1.04 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | -8 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 21 | 27 | 0.78 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 13 | -8 | 17 | -10 |
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