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San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 25Kick-off on July 4, 2022 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad

San Jose Earthquakes
2-1
Chicago Fire

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

San Jose Earthquakes won 2-1 on July 4, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 47′B. KikanovicSan Jose Earthquakes
  • 87′B. KikanovicSan Jose Earthquakes
  • 90′B. GutiérrezChicago Fire

Official lineup for San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

San Jose Earthquakes

4-2-3-1
  1. 28B. Kikanovic
  1. 11J. Ebobisse
  2. 14J. Yueill
  3. 35Jamiro Monteiro
  1. 10C. Espinoza
  2. 17J. Greguš
  1. 15T. Beason
  2. 27M. López
  3. 13Nathan
  4. 3P. Marie
  1. 1J. Marcinkowski

Chicago Fire

4-2-3-1
  1. 21F. Herbers
  1. 11K. Przybyłko
  2. 31F. Navarro
  3. 8C. Mueller
  1. 30G. Giménez
  2. 10X. Shaqiri
  1. 23C. Terán
  2. 2B. Sekulić
  3. 5R. Czichos
  4. 3J. Bornstein
  1. 1G. Słonina
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Jose Earthquakes have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Chicago Fire have 3, 4 and 8.

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

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 19, 2022Real Salt Lake(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 12, 2022Nashville SC(away)0-0Major League Soccer
May 28, 2022Los Angeles FC(away)2-3Major League Soccer
May 26, 2022Sacramento Republic(away)0-2US Open Cup
May 22, 2022Sporting Kansas City(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 30, 2022Philadelphia Union(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jun 26, 2022Houston Dynamo(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2022DC United(home)1-0Major League Soccer
May 28, 2022Toronto FC(away)2-3Major League Soccer
May 22, 2022New York City FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 20, 2020Chicago Fire 0-2 San Jose EarthquakesMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs San Jose Earthquakes on Jul 20, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

San Jose Earthquakes score 1.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 1.0 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Jose Earthquakes1.91.939/1510/15
Chicago Fire1.01.647/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

San Jose Earthquakes sit 3rd in Major League Soccer (52 points from 33 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 4th (55 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3San Jose EarthquakesWestern Conference3314109564852
4Chicago FireEastern Conference3316710615055

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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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