SJ Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Major League Soccer match on July 07th, 2024

Today is betting tip day for the match between SJ Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire 2024. Soccer fans attribute more and more importance to the Major League Soccer, his soccer league, which has proven to be great for bettors, as a constantly growing league offers several good opportunities for online betting.

As we mentioned above, today, our prediction is for the game SJ Earthquakes (Western Conference) vs Chicago Fire (Eastern Conference) which will take place on July 07th, 2024 at 00:30h (UTC) at Earthquakes Stadium.

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Introduction to the SJ Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire betting tip 2024

One of the first things to consider when making a prediction is the teams' recent history. Therefore, we see that the Chicago Fire team has achieved better results when compared to the SJ Earthquakes in the last five matches.

In some circumstances, even the most recent meetings between the two teams can tell us a lot about the potential outcome of the match. In this case, SJ Earthquakes have won 5 times while Chicago Fire has 4 wins in the last 10 meetings. This recent history can give us an idea about the trend for this upcoming game.

Speaking of history, this is always worth considering when making a betting tip, so for this match, we must mention that SJ Earthquakes has 2 Major League Soccer wins, while the Chicago Fire has won the competition 2 times.

As both teams have the same amount of titles, the weight of the shirt shouldn't make that much difference.

Details about the SJ Earthquakes

SJ Earthquakes ended up losing the last match they played. The match against St. Louis City, valid for Major League Soccer, finished with a score of 2-0 in favor of the rivals.

The SJ Earthquakes comes into this match with 11 points, in 14th place in the Western Conference in this Major League Soccer, on a campaign that has a total of 3 wins and 16 losses, as well as 2 draws.

As a result, SJ Earthquakes must do everything to win the match and attempt to move up the standings since their current position is not enough to compete in anything this season.

SJ Earthquakes Numbers

At the end of round -1 of Major League Soccer, SJ Earthquakes collected 29 goals scored and 56 goals conceded.

An average of 4.48 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for SJ Earthquakes, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

In this season, the individual highlight is Amahl Pellegrino that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that SJ Earthquakes achieved in several matches.

his ball possession percentage is 43.71% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Chicago Fire and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

SJ Earthquakes featured Player

Even though the team is not one of the leading names in the championship, Cristian Espinoza has attracted attention. With impressive performances, he's a key player in the SJ Earthquakes squad.

Details about Chicago Fire

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives for this match after winning the previous match. In a valid encounter from Major League Soccer, the Chicago Fire facing Philadelphia Union and the score ended 4-3 in their favor.

The Chicago Fire is coming into this SJ Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire 2024 match with 21 points, in 13th place in the Eastern Conference in the Major League Soccer, in in a campaign that has a total of 5 wins and 10 losses, in addition to 6 draws.

As a result, Chicago Fire must do everything to win the match and try to move up in the standings, as their current position is not enough to compete for anything this season.

Chicago Fire records

Chicago Fire shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 28 made and 39 conceded after -1 rounds of the league.

The league statistics reveal that Chicago Fire maintains an average possession rate of 48.14%, which implies a more reactive style of play. This can be advantageous for the team while playing as the visitors, where the home team generally takes the initiative and creates spaces that the visitors can use for counterattacks.

Individually, the team's primary offensive highlight so far in the competition is Hugo Cuypers. The Attacker has already scored 9 goals in the current season and has helped Chicago Fire come away with a positive result on several occasions.

Good markets to bet on SJ Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire

Betting on goals

Both SJ Earthquakes and Chicago Fire do not have an outstanding offensive record so far in the competition, with an average of 1.38 and 1.33 goals scored, respectively. Therefore, a good alternative for this game is to bet on the under 2.5, since due to the teams' characteristics, there might be few goals in the match. You can do this at Bet365. The odds of 2.5 are pretty attractive.

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