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Chicago Fire vs San Jose Earthquakes: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 17Kick-off on July 2, 2016 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
1-0
San Jose Earthquakes

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What was the result of Chicago Fire vs San Jose Earthquakes?

Chicago Fire won 1-0 on July 2, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 58′J. GoossensChicago Fire

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs San Jose Earthquakes

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

4-3-3
  1. 11David Accam
  2. 77K. Igboananike
  3. 19K. Thiam
  1. 26Michael Stephens
  2. 7J. Goossens
  3. 3B. Vincent
  1. 13Rodrigo de Oliveira Ramos
  2. 16J. Campbell
  3. 66João Meira
  4. 4J. Kappelhof
  1. 25S. Johnson

San Jose Earthquakes

4-4-2
  1. 25Quincy Obina Amarikwa
  2. 8C. Wondolowski
  1. 27Abdul-Fatai Alashe
  2. 30A. Godoy
  3. 91A. Quintero
  4. 49S. Dawkins
  1. 10M. Pérez
  2. 2Kofi Kwarteng Frempong Sarkodie
  3. 20S. Francis
  4. 4Marvell Wynne
  1. 1D. Bingham
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; San Jose Earthquakes have 3, 7 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 29, 2016Columbus Crew(home)2-1US Open Cup
Jun 22, 2016Philadelphia Union(away)3-4Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2016Colorado Rapids(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jun 16, 2016Indy Eleven(home)1-1US Open Cup
May 29, 2016Portland Timbers(home)1-1Major League Soccer
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 26, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jun 18, 2016Orlando City SC(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Jun 15, 2016Portland Timbers(away)0-2US Open Cup
Jun 2, 2016Portland Timbers(away)0-1Major League Soccer
May 29, 2016FC Dallas(home)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Chicago Fire win, 1 draw, 2 San Jose Earthquakes wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 22, 2015San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 24, 2014San Jose Earthquakes 5-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 4, 2013Chicago Fire 3-2 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Jul 29, 2012San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire on Mar 22, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 0.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; San Jose Earthquakes score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire0.91.249/155/15
San Jose Earthquakes1.11.339/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Chicago Fire sit 4th in Major League Soccer (55 points from 34 matches) and San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th (52 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3416711645455
4San Jose EarthquakesWestern Conference34141010575152

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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