After being atrocious away from home in recent seasons, the Men In Red find themselves in the curious position of being stronger away from home. Two road wins and a come-from-behind draw against the defending MLS champions have started to give the Fire a reputation for being scalp hunters. Whereas hosting us in the past might’ve been seen as easy points, now we might have teams looking at the Fire as a potential trap game.
Honestly, there are worst things to build a brand around.
With that humming in the background, the Fire head to the City Of Brotherly Love— or rather 18.