OPPONENT INFORMATION
Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 10-15-11
Home: 8-6-5 (26 GF, 23 GA)
Away: 2-9-6 (17 GF, 31 GA)
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 43, Chicago Fire – 54
Last Game vs. Chicago Fire
Earthquakes 1 – 4 Chicago Fire; September 27, 2017; Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California
The San Jose Earthquakes fell to the Chicago Fire 4-1 on Sept. 27, 2017 at Avaya Stadium. Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski scored his 133rd career MLS goal in the match and was tied for third all-time in MLS goals with Jaime Moreno and just one behind Jeff Cunningham for second.
History of the Quakes – Chicago Fire Rivalry
The Earthquakes and the Chicago Fire have had a memorable rivalry since the Fire came into MLS in 1998 … The most memorable game of the rivalry came in 2003, when Chicago and San Jose met for the MLS Cup at The Home Depot Center on Nov. 23 … The Quakes defeated the Fire 4-2 in Frank Yallop’s final game as the head coach before returning two seasons ago … Landon Donovan scored two goals, while Ronnie Ekelund and Richard Mulrooney each netted a goal to lead the Quakes to the victory … That game was the only playoff meeting between two of the league’s most successful clubs … The two teams have played each other twice in U.S. Open Cup Play, during Chicago’s inaugural season in 1998 and on May 24, 2011 … The first Open Cup match saw a quarterfinal tie that went into penalty kicks after goals from Lubos Kubik for Chicago and Jeff Baicher for San Jose saw the score knotted at one-all after regulation and overtime … The Fire prevailed in the PK shootout, 4-3, on their way to winning the title … In May of 2011, a 2-2 tie with goals from Ellis McLoughlin and Justin Morrow for San Jose and Orr Barouch and Yamith Cuesta for Chicago led to another round of PKs. Chicago prevailed 5-4 in the PK shootout … Chicago failed to win an MLS game against San Jose in 2011 for the first time in franchise history … Fire defender Cory Gibbs robbed San Jose of a road win on May 28, 2011, after Ramiro Corrales and Chris Wondolowski scored for the Quakes … Corrales and Wondolowski each scored again in the return fixture at Buck Shaw Stadium on September 10 to give San Jose a 2-0 win, their first home against the Fire since a 2-0 win on Sep. 21, 2005 at Spartan Stadium … On July 28, 2012, San Jose and Chicago played to a 1-1 draw. Quakes forward Steven Lenhart scored the equalizer eight minutes into stoppage time … On July 3, 2013, Chicago capped off a thrilling 3-2 win over San Jose. An Alan Gordon goal and an own-goal equalizer couldn’t sustain a late Chicago furry after 84th minute goal from Fire forward Chris Rolfe. On July 23, 2014, the San Jose Earthquakes routed the Chicago Fire 5-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium with their largest offensive output since 2012 … The Quakes defeated the Fire 2-1 in the inaugural match at Avaya Stadium on March 22, 2015, with the venue’s first-ever goal coming just five minutes into the match from rookie Fatai Alashe … On July 1, 2016, Quakes fell to the Chicago Fire 1-0 at Toyota Park from a second-half game winner from Chicago Fire midfielder John Goossens … In their only meeting of 2017, the Quakes fell to the Chicago Fire 4-1 at Avaya Stadium. Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski scored his 133rd career MLS goal and became tied for third all-time in MLS goals with Jaime Moreno.
