There are a lot of positives surrounding D.C. United hosting the Chicago Fire, believe it or not. The Fire have a 0W-2D-3L road record in 2017, which comes with a -7 goal difference. They’re not just losing away from home; they’re getting crushed. That’s nothing new for them, either: since Veljko Paunovic took over before the start of the 2016 season, Chicago’s road record is 1W-4D-17L, with 21 goals for and a whopping 49 goals against. That’s 2.23 goals against per game over 22 games, and the 2017 portion is actually worse (2.
Chicago Fire projected starting 11 to face D.C. United