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

Match Preview

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

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 17 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#18	Position	#4
33	Points	29
18	Played	17
10 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	9 / 2 / 6
37	Scored	32
24	Conceded	23
+13	GD	+9
1.83	PPG	1.71
56%	Win %	53%

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

41% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/6

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/4

31-45

1/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

6/–

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at PayPal Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
27' Poor challenge from Chris Mueller. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ezra Hendrickson will be considering his options from the bench.
37' The -year-old Gaston Claudio Gimenez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' Gaston Claudio Gimenez was booked on 43.
46' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Reynolds II is hanging Jonathan Bornstein on the field on 46 minute.
47' A goal from the USA international Benjamin Kikanovic! He fires home on 47 to make it 1-0!
52' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' Chicago Fire FC have won 398 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' The supporters are chanting for Brian Gutierrez. He replaces Xherdan Shaqiri on 61 minute.
63' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' Carlos Teran is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
72' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jairo Torres is hanging Fabian Herbers on the field on 72 minute.
73' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
74' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Paul Marie trudges off to be replaced by Tommy Thompson on 74 minutes.
75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcos Lopez.
77' Kacper Przybylko makes way for Jhon Duran at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chicago Fire FC.
79' Judson is replacing Jan Gregus for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
84' Jonathan Bornstein has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 278 appearances.
87' The USA Benjamin Kikanovic breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 2-0!
90' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Cristian Espinoza exits the field as Shea Salinas enters on 90.
The final score is 2-1.

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
Alan Gordon	1
Danny Hoesen	1
Aleksandar Katai	1
Alan Gordon	1
Cristian Espinoza	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

2.08 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes56% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC21%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

79%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

44%

San Jose Earthquakes or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes40% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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