San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire Prediction: 8/7/2024

Fans of both teams eagerly anticipate Monday’s MLS clash between San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago Fire.

San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes are looking to bounce back after a 2-0 defeat to St. Louis City in their last MLS match. In that game, San Jose had 43% possession and managed 7 shots, with only one on target. St. Louis City, however, had 23 shots, with 9 on target, scoring through Eduard Löwen (28′) and Hosei Kijima (41′).

Recent matches have seen San Jose struggle defensively, conceding in all of their last six games and allowing a total of 21 goals. It remains to be seen if they can tighten up their defense in this upcoming match.

Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire come into this game after a thrilling 4-3 victory over Philadelphia Union. In that match, Chicago had 47% possession and 18 shots, with 10 on target. Maren Haile-Selassie (30′), Hugo Cuypers (82′, 91′), and Gastón Giménez (89′) scored for Chicago, while Philadelphia’s goals came from Chris Donovan (38′), Dániel Gazdag (45′), and Jack McGlynn (49′).

Chicago Fire have been potent offensively, scoring 11 goals in their last six outings, while also conceding 10 goals.

Head to Head
Reviewing their past encounters since September 28, 2017, San Jose Earthquakes have won 4 of these matches, while Chicago Fire have won 2, with no draws. These matches have averaged 3.33 goals per game, with San Jose scoring 12 and Chicago 8. Their last league meeting was on July 4, 2022, where San Jose won 2-1 with Benji Kikanovic scoring twice for San Jose and Brian Gutiérrez scoring for Chicago.

Prediction
Chicago Fire might struggle to break through San Jose Earthquakes’ defense, which has the potential to dominate this match. We predict a 3-0 victory for San Jose Earthquakes.

Our expert partners suggest betting on over 1.5 goals for this match.