Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
San Jose Earthquakes
4 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
  • Referee Victor Rivas
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

4
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 history
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chris Wondolowski makes it 1-0.
  • 26' Dax McCarty has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Magnus Eriksson made 279 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Johan Kappelhof.
  • 46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 48' The United States Chris Wondolowski breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 2-0!
  • 53' Chicago Fire FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 54' A moment of madness from Tommy Thompson on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
  • 55' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Nemanja Nikolics exits the field as Djordje Mihailovic enters on 55.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire SC — Mo Adams on, Brandt Bronico off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Jorge Luis Corrales is booked for Chicago Fire SC — Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 72' Chicago Fire SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Campos is hanging Jorge Luis Corrales on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' Chris Wondolowski doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' What a moment for Chris Wondolowski! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 79' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Cristian Espinoza exits the field as Vako Qazaishvili enters on 79.
  • 83' Assisted by Dax McCarty with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aleksandar Katai makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Francisco Calvo on 86 minutes.
  • 88' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Judson comes on to replace Shea Salinas.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aleksandar Katai on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Siad Haji is replacing Chris Wondolowski for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • Another three points for San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2019-05-18 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2019-05-11 New England Revolution 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2019-05-05 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 FC Cincinnati W 2019-04-27 FC Dallas 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2019-04-25 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2019-04-21 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-05-18 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-05-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 New England Revolution W 2019-05-05 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2019-04-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-04-24 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.19 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + San Jose Earthquakes to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes60% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC18%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
82%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
40%
San Jose Earthquakes or Chicago Fire FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw40% Chicago Fire FC15%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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