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

Major League SoccerMatchday 21Kick-off on July 29, 2012 at 02:40 AM (UTC)Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

San Jose Earthquakes
1-1
Chicago Fire

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

San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire drew 1-1 on July 29, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 37′Chris RolfeChicago Fire
  • 90′Steven LenhartSan Jose Earthquakes

Official lineup for San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

San Jose Earthquakes

  1. 8C. Wondolowski
  2. 10S. Dawkins
  3. 16A. Gordon
  1. 4Sam Cronin
  2. 6S. Salinas
  3. 30R. Baca
  1. 15J. Morrow
  2. 21J. Hernández
  3. 26Víctor Salvador Bernárdez Blanco
  4. 28Jed Zayner
  1. 18Jon Busch

Chicago Fire

  1. 8Dominic Oduro
  2. 14Patrick Nyarko
  3. 18Chris Rolfe
  1. 12Logan Pause
  2. 17P. Pardo
  3. 71Alex
  1. 3Dan Gargan
  2. 6J. Anibaba
  3. 22A. Berry
  4. 23Arne Friedrich
  1. 25S. Johnson
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Chicago Fire have 7, 2 and 6.

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

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 22, 2012Whitecaps(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2012FC Dallas(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Jul 15, 2012Real Salt Lake(home)5-0Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2012FC Dallas(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2012Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 18, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 15, 2012Whitecaps(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2012Houston Dynamo(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jun 30, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)1-0Major League Soccer

How many goals should we expect?

San Jose Earthquakes score 1.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.1 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Jose Earthquakes1.71.2311/1510/15
Chicago Fire1.11.148/158/15

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 (52 points from 34 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (55 points from 34 matches).

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

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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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