The Seattle Sounders are riding a two-game losing streak that has taken much of the shine off a run of form that saw them go 6-2-1 and made it seem like a top 2 finish was still very much within their grasp. Now eighth in the West, the Sounders can shoot up as high as fifth with a win against the Chicago Fire today.
The Fire, though, have been on a solid run of their own. Once mired at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, they’ve gone 3-3-0 over their past sixth to climb to 12th and are just six points out of a playoff spot.