San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire: result 5-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 19Kick-off on July 24, 2014 at 02:30 AM (UTC)PayPal Park, San Jose, California
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What was the result of San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire?
San Jose Earthquakes won 5-1 on July 24, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 45′S. SalinasSan Jose Earthquakes
- 52′Atiba Erasto HarrisSan Jose Earthquakes
- 62′C. WondolowskiSan Jose Earthquakes
- 75′G. WardChicago Fire
- 79′Yannick DjaloSan Jose Earthquakes
- 84′Cordell Moses CatoSan Jose Earthquakes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Chicago Fire have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2014 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 12, 2014 | DC United(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Chivas USA(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 29, 2014 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 25, 2014 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 2-2 | US Open Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2014 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 12, 2014 | New England Revolution(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 9, 2014 | Atlanta Silverbacks(away) | 3-1 | US Open Cup |
| Jul 6, 2014 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Toronto FC(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 San Jose Earthquakes win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Chicago Fire win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2013 | Chicago Fire 3-2 San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 29, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Chicago Fire | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs San Jose Earthquakes on Jul 4, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
San Jose Earthquakes score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Chicago Fire | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 12/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 21 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (36 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 36 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 33 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Jul 19, 2014New York Red Bulls1-1San Jose Earthquakes
- Jul 19, 2014Columbus Crew2-1CF Montreal
- Jul 20, 2014Chicago Fire1-1Philadelphia Union
- Jul 20, 2014FC Dallas2-0New England Revolution
- Jul 20, 2014Houston Dynamo2-2Toronto FC
- Jul 20, 2014Real Salt Lake1-1Whitecaps
- Jul 21, 2014DC United3-1Chivas USA
- Jul 25, 2014Real Salt Lake3-1CF Montreal