Stored context before this match
Before this match, Chicago Fire have 7 scored home results and San Jose Earthquakes 7 scored away results stored in 2018. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Chicago Fire at home: 1.00 points per match (7 measured matches); San Jose Earthquakes away: 0.71 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Chicago Fire scored 1.43 per home match (7 measured matches); San Jose Earthquakes scored 1.57 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.55 per club appearance across 298 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 10 of 14 pooled club appearances (71.4%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Chicago Fire: 3 wins; San Jose Earthquakes: 2 wins; draws: 1.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.