San Jose Earthquakes vs Chicago Fire Prediction & Betting Tips (8 July)

Chicago Fire have every chance of going up this MLS season, with the Chicago Fire cause being helped by a seven-match unbeaten run on their travels that has included five wins out of six recently. San Jose Earthquakes come into this contest in pretty poor form, with the San Jose Earthquakes collecting just two points from a possible 15 as their campaign drifts towards a conclusion.

Chicago Fire are on a roll when it comes to their involvement in the MLS away games containing over 2.5 goals, with 19 in a row subscribing to this particular scoring model, including a defeat in this fixture last season. As for San Jose Earthquakes, they have been involved in just a single goalless draw in their most recent 20 top-flight matches, so the deadlock should be broken.

High-flying San Jose Earthquakes are one of the most exciting sides to watch in the MLS at the moment, as they have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes in 14 of their previous 17 matches. Given that Chicago Fire have done the same in seven of their last eight away games at this level, it would come as a bit of a surprise were either keeper to pitch a shutout.