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

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MLS · 2024

San Jose Earthquakes

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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

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

San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. San Jose Earthquakes is hosting Chicago Fire FC for another epic battle.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ian Russell might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Kellyn Acosta, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
24' It’s gonna be a card for Rafael Czichos.
29' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Jack Skahan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' Both keepers have barely been tested. San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' Poor challenge from Kellyn Acosta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
42' 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.
47' Allan Arigoni needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
49' Hernan Lopez Munoz adds to his 2 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
54' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
59' Vitor Costa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hernan Lopez Munoz on 62 minutes.
64' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Chris Mueller by Tom Barlow on 64 minute.
69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Klopas will be considering his options from the bench.
74' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
79' Chicago Fire FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
82' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza is replaced by Preston Judd.
85' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Vitor Costa is replaced by Tommy Thompson.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Skahan is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — card on 87.
88' Amahl Pellegrino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse on 88 minute.
90' The referee shows Chicago Fire FC player a card on 90.
Another three points for San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

14
Jackson Yueill ↓ Alfredo Morales 82'
7
Carlos Gruezo
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Amahl Pellegrino 88'
94
Vitor Costa ↓ Tommy Thompson 85'
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Preston Judd 82'
26
Rodrigues
23
Hernan Lopez Munoz ↓ Jack Skahan 82'
15
Tanner Beason
25
William Yarbrough
28
Benjamin Kikanovic
24
Daniel Munie

Bench

Coach Ian Russell

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Rafael Czichos
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Georgios Koutsias 88'
16
Wyatt Omsberg
2
Arnaud Souquet
30
Gaston Gimenez
7
Maren Haile-Selassie
17
Brian Gutierrez
34
Chris Brady
8
Chris Mueller ↓ Tom Barlow 64'
9
Hugo Cuypers
27
Allan Arigoni

Bench

Coach Frank Klopas

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

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

1.8 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes47% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC28%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

71%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

53%

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

11%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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