MLS Pick ‘Em 2015: Week 25 – Philadelphia Union v. Chicago Fire

Last week was a great rivalry week, made all the better thanks to a certain writer picking the right score for both games and taking over the lead jumping ahead of Russ and Jeff who have been the leaders for over 20 weeks now. Ladies and gentleman, you have a new king (For now.). The rest of the standings mostly stayed the same. Here they are:

Player	Points	Correct Outcome	Correct Score	Bonus	Incorrect
Joseph Goldstein	25	14	4	1	13
Russ McKenzie	23	15	4	0	12
Jeff Krause	21	17	2	0	10
Eric Walcott	16	16	0	0	11
Alec Rivera	14	10	2	0	17
Ned Joyce	9	7	1	0	20
Michael Norton	7	7	0	0	20
John Richan	7	7	0	0	20

This week, the bottom two teams in the East face off on Sunday night. Added to the otherwise lackluster match is the midweek result from the U.S. Open Cup. Philadelphia soundly beat the Fire to head to their second straight U.S. Open Cup Final. The Fire could well be motivated by the result, or it could be their season’s undoing. Will Philly do enough to separate themselves from the bottom of the table? Let’s see what the experts say

Expert	Pick	Comments
Joseph Goldstein Analyst @LastWord_JG	PHI (2-1)	The Union will ride their Open Cup victory through the weekend at the expense of Chicago on both accounts. Gilberto or not, Fire are going to have trouble finding a point on the road.
Eric Walcott Staff Writer @ericwalcott	Do Not Sell My Info Privacy Settings PHI (2-1)	The Fire struggle to score. Philly isn’t much better, but they’re at home, giving them the advantage.
Alec Rivera Department Head @LWOSAlec	Draw (0-0)	When two tire fires meet twice in one week, you can expect the most ridiculous things to happen.
Jeff Krause Senior Editor @DFBJeff	PHI (2-0)	There’s no reason to think Chicago has a chance of winning, let alone scoring, after forgetting to show up five days prior for a game in the same venue against the same team that actually mattered.
Russ McKenzie Department Head @Russ_McKenzie	PHI (2-1)	Fire have been the very definition of mediocre this season, and Philly seems to be able to produce results just slightly better than that in league play.
John Richan Staff Writer @John_Richan	Draw (1-1)	Both teams played an emotional cup game against each other – not sure how much they have left in the tank. Must win match for Yallop?
Michael Norton Editor @MichaelNorton95	CHI (2-0)	Gilberto, dubbed the most complete player in MLS by TFC writer Kurt Larson, should take advantage of a poor Philadelphia backline. The Union drop yet another stinker at home.