With wins in four of their last five games, the Chicago Fire have improved to 13-8-5 and are now in third place in the MLS Eastern Conference standings.
The Fire, who trailed Houston in the standings last week, have moved two points ahead of both Houston and Columbus, who are tied at 42 points. They trail second-place New York City by two points and first-place Kansas City by six points. Here are the full Eastern Conference Standings:
| # | Club | PTS | GP | PPG | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 50 | 27 | 1.85 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 46 | 27 | 1.7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 44 | 26 | 1.69 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 42 | 27 | 1.56 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 42 | 26 | 1.62 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | D.C. United | 41 | 27 | 1.52 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 38 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 39 | 29 | 1.34 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 46 | -3 | ||||
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 26 | 25 | 1.04 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -5 | ||||
| 9 | New England Revolution | 25 | 27 | 0.93 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 38 | -5 | ||||
| 10 | Toronto FC | 21 | 27 | 0.78 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 48 | -18 |
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