San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

4 – 1

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Chicago Fire FC

Sat 18 May 2019 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 41' Johan Kappelhof

Tommy Thompson 54' Y

Cristian Espinoza 54' Y

Y 63' Jorge Luis Corrales

Y 86' Francisco Calvo

Y 90' Aleksandar Katai

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Felisha Mariscal
Referee Victor Rivas

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-18 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-06-03 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–1	W
11 May	New England Revolution	A	1–3	L
05 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
25 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
21 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–1	W

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–4	L
12 May	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
09 May	New England Revolution	H	5–0	W
05 May	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
28 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–1	L
24 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Chicago Fire FC
#19	Position	#4
52	Points	55
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
57	Scored	64
51	Conceded	54
+6	GD	+10
1.53	PPG	1.62
41%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
5' Chris Wondolowski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Aleksandar Katai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 295 appearances.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
21' What a strike from Chris Wondolowski! The score is 1-0.
26' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Johan Kappelhof argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
48' Goal! Chris Wondolowski scores his 50 goal in 298 matches.
53' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
54' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 54.
55' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire SC — Djordje Mihailovic on, Nemanja Nikolics off on 55 minutes.
56' Chicago Fire SC ring the changes. Brandt Bronico has done his job and it is now time for Mo Adams to step up.
61' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Tommy Thompson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jorge Luis Corrales.
68' The travelling Chicago Fire FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' Chicago Fire SC ring the changes. Jorge Luis Corrales has done his job and it is now time for Diego Campos to step up.
74' A stunning finish from Chris Wondolowski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
76' What a strike from Chris Wondolowski! The score is 4-0.
79' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Cristian Espinoza exits the field as Vako Qazaishvili enters on 79.
83' Against the run of play, Aleksandar Katai has scored! This game has turned on its head.
86' Chicago Fire SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
88' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Shea Salinas departs to be replaced by Judson.
90' Aleksandar Katai has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' Siad Haji is replacing Chris Wondolowski for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

31
Harold Cummings
20
Anibal Godoy
7
Magnus Eriksson
6
Shea Salinas C ↓ Judson 88'
24
Nick Lima
8
Chris Wondolowski ↓ Siad Haji 90'
23
Florian Jungwirth
14
Jackson Yueill
22
Tommy Thompson
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Vako Qazaishvili 79'
17
Daniel Vega

Bench

93
Judson ↑ 88'
37
Guram Kashia
11
Vako Qazaishvili ↑ 79'
28
Andrew Tarbell
27
Marcos Lopez
33
Paul Marie
19
Siad Haji ↑ 90'

Coach Matias Almeyda

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Marcelo
9
C.J. Sapong
11
Przemyslaw Frankowski
5
Francisco Calvo
10
Aleksandar Katai
23
Nemanja Nikolics ↓ Djordje Mihailovic 55'
25
Jorge Luis Corrales ↓ Diego Campos 72'
13
Brandt Bronico ↓ Mo Adams 55'
6
Dax McCarty C
4
Johan Kappelhof
1
David Ousted

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chris Wondolowski	5
Aleksandar Katai	2
Benjamin Kikanovic	2
Alan Gordon	1
Danny Hoesen	1
Aleksandar Katai	1
Alan Gordon	1
Cristian Espinoza	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.23 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.3 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes56% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC22%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

44%

San Jose Earthquakes or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw39% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Chicago Fire FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Clean Sheet