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

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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

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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Three points are at stake. San Jose Earthquakes host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
5' Chris Mueller is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rafael Czichos made 409 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' It looks surprising Chicago Fire FC does not make any changes. Jan Gregus has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
27' That is a Yellow card for Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller will be fuming at that decision.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' San Jose Earthquakes 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.
42' Jairo Torres has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
43' Gaston Claudio Gimenez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Andre Reynolds II gets the nod from Chicago Fire FC. He replaces Jonathan Bornstein and will look to change the dynamic.
47' Brilliant from the ! Benjamin Kikanovic makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 47.
52' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
61' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Xherdan Shaqiri by Brian Gutierrez on 61 minute.
63' The referee calls foul for Paul Marie. He receives a Yellow card.
68' USA international Andre Reynolds II has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
72' It is a substitution in Chicago Fire FC team. Fabian Herbers is replaced by Jairo Torres on 72 minute.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Benjamin Kikanovic on 73.
74' The whistle greets Paul Marie as he departs to be replaced by Tommy Thompson.
75' The referee calls foul for Marcos Lopez. He receives a Yellow card.
77' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Kacper Przybylko departs to be replaced by Jhon Duran.
79' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Jan Gregus is replaced by Judson.
84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Bornstein, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
87' Goal! Benjamin Kikanovic scores his 17 goal in 298 matches.
90' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Cristian Espinoza by Shea Salinas on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Covelo

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Brian Gutierrez 61'
5
Rafael Czichos
21
Fabian Herbers ↓ Jairo Torres 72'
31
Federico Navarro
2
Boris Sekulic ↓ Jhon Espinoza 61'
3
Jonathan Bornstein ↓ Andre Reynolds II 46'
1
Gabriel Slonina
23
Carlos Teran
30
Gaston Claudio Gimenez
8
Chris Mueller
11
Kacper Przybylko ↓ Jhon Duran 77'

Bench

99
Stanislav Ivanov
36
Andre Reynolds II ↑ 46'
18
Spencer Richey
14
Jhon Espinoza ↑ 61'
37
Javier Casas
40
Brian Gutierrez ↑ 61'
26
Jhon Duran ↑ 77'
33
Victor Bezerra
7
Jairo Torres ↑ 72'

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2.03 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes54% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC23%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

77%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

46%

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

10.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

1 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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