Chicago on Fire on the road!
Jun 06, 2025
MLS:
DC United- Chicago Fire
Fire are back on the road again after that fine 3-1 win away to Orlando last weekend ......
Chicago Fire have won 4 of 8 road games this season and scored 18 goals, they are the only team to average over 2.0 goals in away games and only Philadelphia Union have won more. Fire also posted a big win in Boston in the US Open Cup and their nine starts away look insanely good offensively on paper......
| 23/02/25 | MLS | 4 - 2 | |||
| 09/03/25 | MLS | 1 - 3 | |||
| 15/03/25 | MLS | 1 - 2 | |||
| 23/03/25 | MLS | 1 - 3 | |||
| 06/04/25 | MLS | 2 - 1 | |||
| 27/04/25 | MLS | 7 - 2 | |||
| 18/05/25 | MLS | 1 - 4 | |||
| 21/05/25 | UOC | 1 - 3 | |||
| 25/05/25 | MLS | 3 - 1 |
We have to forgive the seven goals conceded in Nashville, but "we " think that NSC are elite, so all good with that and Fire have an issue in the Big Apple . However, they scored in each, two plus in all outside of NY and they played three top, top (to parody Thomas Frank) teams and visited several other really tough venues. They travel to another today, but it will be relatively cool in Orlando come kick off and always better to visit in May rather than high summer when conditions can be brutal. City have a strong 5-2-1 home record, but have conceded 11 goals and only three teams in the East have given up more when hosting. Fire have scored 2+ goals in three of seven h2h visits, in 3 of 5 if we eliminate the high summer games and Chicago had long been the worst travellers in MLS play, something they have, at long last, started to shake off , but that makes their scoring record here all the more noteworthy.
Fire led 3-0 in a little over 30 minutes and could then sit back and it was a very comfortable win. They are still only 11th, but are only 8 points off second place and this is the first of two games they have in hand, a win today could see them rise three spots and they definitely look on a par with 7th placed Orland as a minimum. The mood in the team and at the club is very upbeat and the Fire owner Joe Mansueto announced plans for a new stadium in something of a love letter to the city this week....
I love this city. I was born and raised in the shadow of its iconic skyline. I moved here for college 50 years ago – and I never left.
Chicago is where I built my business, my family and my life. And while I never set out to own a professional sports team, when the chance came to purchase the Chicago Fire in 2018 I couldn’t pass it up. Soccer is the world’s game and a world- class city like ours deserves a world-class Club – with a world-class home to match.
Today, we’re proud to announce our plans for a new, privately funded, soccer-specific stadium and entertainment district at Roosevelt and the river. We expect to open in Spring 2028. This new home for the Chicago Fire Football Club will anchor the city’s future 78th neighborhood and serve as a catalyst for job creation, economic development and vibrant community life.
But this project is more than just a stadium. It’s a space for fans of all ages, backgrounds and neighborhoods to come together and celebrate the beautiful game – right in the heart of our city. It’s about investing in Chicago, not just on match days, but every day as a committed community partner.
The Chicago Fire is a Club on the rise. And soon, we’ll have a permanent home that reflects the passion, energy and pride of the city we love.
Sincerely,
Joe Mansueto, Owner and Chairman
Chicago Fire Football Club
The franchise feels on the rise, they have had a seven year playoff drought, but I will be amazed if that doesn't come to an end this season and this is a much changed club, both on the playing side and amongst the backroom staff, who have led those on pitch chances. Gregg Berhalter is both head coach and director of football and Gregg Broughton of Blackburn Rovers has arrived as sporting director. Before spending six years leading the US national team, Berhalter had been with Columbus Crew for five years, again in that dual role that he occupies now with Fire and he took them to the postseason in four of those campaigns and to a MLS Cup final. He was appointed early, in October last year, so he had a long five months before the season started to start a major clear out and begin a rebuild. Fire are big spenders, with Mansueto never afraid to put his hand in his pocket, but much of that has been wasted in recent seasons and I suspect the owner is going to get more bang for his buck going forward. They were not afraid to spend money on some very left field additions in the off season, bringing in players from Belgium, Norway, La Liga and Segunda in Spain and the second and third tier in Portugal and pretty much all are in the starting 11. Broughton reports to Berhalter and his remit is to oversee talent development and assist in the recruitment, negotiation, and retention of players and staff. In addition, he will support Berhalter in implementing the technical strategy and maintaining alignment of the Club’s game model, principles of play, and positional profiles. Rovers are a club with good recruitment history and were and are not afraid to sign players from lesser known leagues and that model has been brought to the Windy City.
Anyway, good to get some background notes down for the future and I am obviously sticking with Fire today. DCU are coming off a fine 2-1 win at FC Cincinnati, but have not won back to back league games since October and a shortage of goals (16 scored is second fewest in the Conference) and goal difference (-13 is second worse and only four teams in the Easy have a negative GD) give cause for concern. In the last 13 months they have won just 3 of 21 home games which is a win rate some 31% below the MLS average and it is difficult to see them as offering value today as a 37% chance. The two teams have already shared four goals this season and it is Fire who have stepped up since then and especially on the road and they have to be the call.
2.5 units Chicago Fire to score "over" 1.5 goals @ 2.19 or -0.5 ball @ 2.47, I like both pretty much equally, but will officially stick with goals on this occasion.
Good luck!
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