Saturday , 14 November 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
San Jose Earthquakes
1 – 0
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Mon 8 Jul 2024 · 00:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Rafael Czichos
Y 37' Kellyn Acosta
Hernan Lopez Munoz 62' Y
Jack Skahan 87' Y
Y 90' Fabian Herbers

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
1
San Jose Earthquakes 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 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
08 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
04 Jul St. Louis City A 0–2 L
30 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–3 L
23 Jun Los Angeles FC A 2–6 L
20 Jun Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
16 Jun FC Cincinnati H 2–4 L
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1 L
04 Jul Philadelphia Union H 4–3 W
30 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
22 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–4 L
15 Jun Toronto FC A 4–1 W
02 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W

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' KICK OFF: Chicago Fire FC gets underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Chicago Fire FC's shape.
  • 24' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Brady, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a card for Kellyn Acosta.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 47' Tom Barlow has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hernan Lopez Munoz makes it 1-0.
  • 54' The 28-year-old Jack Skahan has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Hernan Lopez Munoz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 64' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Chris Mueller by Tom Barlow on 64 minute.
  • 69' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
  • 82' Preston Judd is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Espinoza at the 82 minute mark.
  • 85' Tommy Thompson is replacing Vitor Costa for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 87' A moment of madness from Jack Skahan on 87 minutes earns him a card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
  • 88' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Jeremy Ebobisse exits the field as Amahl Pellegrino enters on 88.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Fabian Herbers.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Russell

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC 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

2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-07-04 St. Louis City 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-06-30 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-06-23 Los Angeles FC 6–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-06-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-06-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati L

Chicago Fire FC Form

2024-07-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-22 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2024-06-15 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC W 2024-06-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC29%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
70%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
54%
San Jose Earthquakes or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes33% Draw42% Chicago Fire FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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