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Chicago Fire vs San Jose Earthquakes: result 0-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on July 20, 2020 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Fire
0-2
San Jose Earthquakes

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

San Jose Earthquakes won 0-2 on July 20, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 56′C. EspinozaSan Jose Earthquakes
  • 83′C. WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes

Official lineup for Chicago Fire vs San Jose Earthquakes

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Chicago Fire

3-5-2
  1. 9C. Sapong
  2. 27R. Berić
  1. 10Álvaro Medrán
  2. 11P. Frankowski
  3. 30G. Giménez
  4. 8L. Stojanović
  5. 6M. Navarro
  1. 22M. Pineda
  2. 2B. Sekulić
  3. 5F. Calvo
  1. 18K. Kronholm

San Jose Earthquakes

4-2-3-1
  1. 25A. Ríos
  1. 14J. Yueill
  2. 10C. Espinoza
  3. 93Judson
  1. 11V. Qazaishvili
  2. 7M. Eriksson
  1. 24N. Lima
  2. 33P. Marie
  3. 23F. Jungwirth
  4. 37G. Kashia
  1. 17D. Vega
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chicago Fire have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; San Jose Earthquakes have 4, 2 and 9.

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

Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2020Seattle Sounders(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 7, 2020New England Revolution(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Mar 1, 2020Seattle Sounders(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Feb 22, 2020Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 20, 2020Toronto FC(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 16, 2020Vancouver Whitecaps(away)4-3Major League Soccer
Jul 11, 2020Seattle Sounders(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 8, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)2-5Major League Soccer
Feb 29, 2020Toronto FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Feb 21, 2020Sacramento Republic(home)1-3Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Chicago Fire wins, 0 draws, 3 San Jose Earthquakes wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 18, 2019San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jun 3, 2018Chicago Fire 2-1 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Sep 28, 2017San Jose Earthquakes 1-4 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 2, 2016Chicago Fire 1-0 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
Mar 22, 2015San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Jul 24, 2014San Jose Earthquakes 5-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire on May 18, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Chicago Fire score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; San Jose Earthquakes score 1.6 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Chicago Fire1.91.1510/158/15
San Jose Earthquakes1.62.1210/1512/15

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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