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

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MLS · 2022

San Jose Earthquakes

2 – 1

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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 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

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
#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' The game is set. Chicago Fire FC kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Chris Mueller.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Boris Sekulic made 22 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' 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.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gaston Claudio Gimenez on 43.
46' Andre Reynolds II is replacing Jonathan Bornstein for the Chicago Fire FC side.
47' Benjamin Kikanovic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and San Jose Earthquakes are in front.
52' 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.
57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Chicago Fire FC that had 275 games and scored 393 goals.
61' A change in the Chicago Fire FC ranks — Xherdan Shaqiri exits the field as Brian Gutierrez enters on 61.
63' Paul Marie was booked on 63.
68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
72' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Fabian Herbers by Jairo Torres on 72 minute.
73' Benjamin Kikanovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
74' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 74 minute. Paul Marie leaves to be changed by Tommy Thompson.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcos Lopez on 75.
77' Kacper Przybylko makes way for Jhon Duran at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
79' Jan Gregus makes way for Judson at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
87' GOAL! Benjamin Kikanovic fires home to make it 2-0!
90' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Cristian Espinoza by Shea Salinas on 90 minute.
Chicago Fire FC will have plenty to reflect on. San Jose Earthquakes were simply the better side today.

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

1.99 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + San Jose Earthquakes to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes58% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

81%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

42%

San Jose Earthquakes or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes41% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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