With another road loss, the Fire’s record away from Toyota Park dips to 2-7-4. The 3-0 defeat to the Montreal Impact, a fringe Eastern Conference playoff contender, serves as another dose of reality and a reminder that the Fire have yet to deliver in a meaningful match away from home this season. Of the six current teams above the red line, the Fire have fewer road wins than even fifth-place Columbus (3-9-1) and sixth-place Atlanta (4-5-4).
Their inability to earn results on the road has squandered the game-in-hand advantage against Toronto FC and New York City FC and places them perilously closer to dropping out of the top three in the East.