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Chicago Fire FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Chicago Fire FC
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 3 Jun 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Chicago Fire FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Matthew Franz
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

1
4
Chicago Fire FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
30 May Philadelphia Union A 1–3 L
26 May Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
20 May Houston Dynamo H 2–3 L
12 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
10 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
26 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
20 May D.C. United SC H 1–3 L
17 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 May Minnesota United FC A 3–1 W
06 May Portland Timbers H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC San Jose Earthquakes
#4 Position #18
29 Points 33
17 Played 18
9 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
32 Scored 37
23 Conceded 24
+9 GD +13
1.71 PPG 1.83
53% Win % 56%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/4
31-45
1/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
6/–
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Chicago Fire FC launch into their encounter with San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Danny Hoesen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Mo Adams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
  • 45' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 50' Chris Wondolowski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Luis Solignac, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' The 32-year-old Andrew Tarbell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' Quincy Amarikwa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' Kevin Ellis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Chicago Fire FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Wondolowski 5
Benjamin Kikanovic 2
Aleksandar Katai 2
Aleksandar Katai 1
Alan Gordon 1
Cristian Espinoza 1
Brian Gutierrez 1
Hernan Lopez Munoz 1

Head to Head

2018-06-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Chicago Fire FC Form

2018-06-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-05-26 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-20 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 Houston Dynamo L 2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-06-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-05-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 D.C. United SC L 2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83 Chicago Fire FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chicago Fire FC49% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes27%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw
73%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
51%
Chicago Fire FC or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chicago Fire FC34% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes24%
Actual: Chicago Fire FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap Chicago Fire FC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.