Wednesday , 30 September 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
San Jose Earthquakes
2 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Mon 4 Jul 2022 · 01:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Chris Mueller
Y 43' Gaston Claudio Gimenez
Paul Marie 63' Y
Benjamin Kikanovic 73' Y
Marcos Lopez 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at PayPal Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
1
San Jose Earthquakes 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2020-07-20 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes 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
04 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
19 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
12 Jun Nashville SC A 0–0 D
28 May Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
22 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
19 May Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
30 Jun Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
26 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
19 Jun D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
28 May Toronto FC A 2–3 L
22 May New York City FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire FC
#18 Position #5
45 Points 42
27 Played 26
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 8
49 Scored 46
39 Conceded 38
+10 GD +8
1.67 PPG 1.62
48% Win % 46%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
7/2
16-30
7/5
31-45
3/8
46-60
4/6
61-75
8/–
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A
Chicago Fire FC
Hugo Cuypers 11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie 8 G 3 A
Philip Zinckernagel 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' 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 Federico Navarro suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcos Lopez made 286 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' USA international Jeremy Ebobisse has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' Chris Mueller catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' The 32-year-old Jamiro Monteiro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' Kacper Przybylko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Gaston Claudio Gimenez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Andre Reynolds II. He replaces Jonathan Bornstein on 46 minute.
  • 47' Benjamin Kikanovic doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 286 games and scored 429 goals.
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire FC! Brian Gutierrez comes on to replace Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Paul Marie.
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Fabian Herbers is withdrawn and Jairo Torres gets his opportunity.
  • 73' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Paul Marie as he leaves the pitch. Tommy Thompson steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 75' San Jose Earthquakes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Kacper Przybylko as he leaves the pitch. Jhon Duran steps in for Chicago Fire FC.
  • 79' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Jan Gregus exits the field as Judson enters on 79.
  • 84' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Benjamin Kikanovic gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Shea Salinas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Espinoza on 90 minute.
  • With this win, San Jose Earthquakes is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Covelo

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2020-07-20 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes 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

2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-06-12 Nashville SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-05-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-05-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Portland Timbers W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2022-07-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-06-30 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2022-06-26 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-06-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-05-28 Toronto FC 3–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-05-22 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes55% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC22%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
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 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
78%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
45%
San Jose Earthquakes or Chicago Fire FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes39% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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