San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at PayPal Park.
- San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W 04 Jul St. Louis City A 0–2 L 30 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–3 L 23 Jun Los Angeles FC A 2–6 L 20 Jun Portland Timbers H 1–2 L 16 Jun FC Cincinnati H 2–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1 L 04 Jul Philadelphia Union H 4–3 W 30 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L 22 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–4 L 15 Jun Toronto FC A 4–1 W 02 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W Season Stats
San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire FC #17 Position #3 32 Points 26 15 Played 14 10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 34 Scored 27 15 Conceded 16 +19 GD +11 2.13 PPG 1.86 67% Win % 57% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonSan Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
San Jose Earthquakes0-157/316-302/231-453/146-604/461-753/–76+7/3■ Scored ■ ConcededChicago Fire FC0-153/–16-304/131-451/446-602/161-754/–76+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. San Jose Earthquakes is hosting Chicago Fire FC for another epic battle.
- 5' 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 Gaston Gimenez suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Vitor Costa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' 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.
- 24' Rafael Czichos is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
- 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 37' Kellyn Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
- 42' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 49' San Jose Earthquakes is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hernan Lopez Munoz on 49.
- 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hugo Cuypers made 218 appearances and scored 73 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 59' It’s high time Frank Klopas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' The referee calls foul for Hernan Lopez Munoz. He receives a card.
- 64' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Chris Mueller is replaced by Tom Barlow on 64 minute.
- 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 74' Chicago Fire FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 82' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Cristian Espinoza by Preston Judd on 82 minute.
- 85' The whistle greets Vitor Costa as he departs to be replaced by Tommy Thompson.
- 87' Jack Skahan is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Amahl Pellegrino. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse on 88 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Fabian Herbers.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 7
- 11
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94
Vitor Costa ↓ Tommy Thompson 85'
- 10
- 26
- 23
- 15
- 25
- 28
- 24
Bench
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6
Alfredo Morales ↑ 82'
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22
Tommy Thompson ↑ 85'
- 55
- 3
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16
Jack Skahan ↑ 82'
- 98
- 20
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9
Amahl Pellegrino ↑ 88'
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19
Preston Judd ↑ 82'
Coach Ian RussellChicago Fire FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 23
- 16
- 2
- 30
- 7
- 17
- 34
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8
Chris Mueller ↓ Tom Barlow 64'
- 9
- 27
Bench
- 21
- 18
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12
Tom Barlow ↑ 64'
- 22
- 37
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19
Georgios Koutsias ↑ 88'
- 24
- 42
Coach Frank Klopas -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chris Wondolowski 5 Aleksandar Katai 2 Benjamin Kikanovic 2 Brian Gutierrez 1 Hernan Lopez Munoz 1 Danny Hoesen 1 Alan Gordon 1 Danny Hoesen 1 Head to Head
San Jose Earthquakes Form
2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-07-04 St. Louis City 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-06-30 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-06-23 Los Angeles FC 6–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-06-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati LChicago Fire FC Form
2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-22 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-15 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W -
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.75 San Jose Earthquakes xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.25 Chicago Fire FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: San Jose Earthquakes winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
San Jose Earthquakes or Draw 74%Draw or Chicago Fire FC 51%San Jose Earthquakes or Chicago Fire FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%2 – 1 9.2%1 – 0 Actual2 – 0 7.5%0 – 0 6.7%1 – 2 6.6%2 – 2 5.7%0 – 1 5.4%3 – 1 5.4%3 – 0 4.3%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes
Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 15% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 21% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 15% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.