Carolina Core Injury List: Players Out and Return Dates vs Chicago Fire II

Carolina Core welcome Chicago Fire II to Truist Point in MLS Next Pro Group Stage action on 2026-07-25, in a matchup that could significantly shape the Central Division and Eastern Conference picture. With the home side sitting on 21 points and battling a negative goal difference, every fixture now carries added weight in the push to climb the standings and stabilise their season trajectory.

Carolina Core come into this clash with a mixed overall profile: strong at home with five wins from ten, but struggling away and carrying a -6 goal differential across the campaign. Their recent form string of “WLOLWWO” in divisional and conference tables underlines a volatile but improving side capable of both heavy defeats and emphatic wins. At Truist Point, they have been more reliable, scoring freely and rarely failing to find the net, which makes this a pivotal opportunity to convert home strength into sustained momentum.

Chicago Fire II arrive as one of the stronger outfits in the Central Division and Eastern Conference, sitting above Carolina Core with 27 points and a positive goal difference. Their record shows a high-variance, all-or-nothing profile with nine wins and nine losses from 18 games, but crucially no draws, underlining an aggressive, front-foot approach. With better overall numbers in goals scored and a more efficient attack, Chicago Fire II will see this Group Stage contest as a chance to consolidate their upper-table position and keep pressure on the leaders, while Carolina Core look to disrupt that rhythm and close the gap.