The Chicago Fire have yet to lose a game in September, and this recent string of success has the team in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Fire defeated Montreal, 3-1, on Sept. 15 and are riding a two-game winning streak.
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With just six games left on its regular season schedule, Chicago is in a strong position to make the playoffs. The top five teams from each conference earn a trip to the postseason, and the Fire are currently eight points ahead of the sixth-place Columbus Crew. And they're only a single point behind first-place Sporting KC.
The complete Eastern Conference standings:
| # | Club | PTS | GP | PPG | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 51 | 28 | 1.82 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 50 | 28 | 1.79 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 49 | 28 | 1.75 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 46 | 29 | 1.59 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | D.C. United | 44 | 28 | 1.57 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 39 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 42 | 28 | 1.5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 35 | -1 | ||||
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 39 | 30 | 1.3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 44 | 49 | -5 | ||||
| 8 | New England Revolution | 28 | 29 | 0.97 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 40 | -4 | ||||
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 26 | 1.04 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | ||||
| 10 | Toronto FC | 22 | 29 | 0.76 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 51 | -19 |
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