San Jose Earthquakes are back in contention again in the MLS and their next opponent is Colorado Rapids at the Earthquakes Stadium. San Jose lost their 6th match of the season last week against Austin FC and that leaves them at the very bottom of the league table. Colorado Rapids have also been far from perfect, but they have a much better result ahead of this clash. They are coming off a draw against Inter Miami last week.
San Jose Earthquakes' last 5 league matches ended in 1 win and 4 losses, while Colorado Rapids had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 5.
According to the table, San Jose are bottom of the western conference table with 3 points while Colorado Rapids are 9th with 9 points.
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San Jose's form this season needs no further introduction as they have easily established themselves as the poorest team in the MLS so far. They have played 7 games so far and they won 1 and lost all 6. Beyond doubt, a win here although unlikely is priceless for San Jose.
San Jose played their last game away from home against Austin FC and the game ended 4-3 in favor of Austin. San Jose took the lead through Paul Marie in the 20th minute and in the 57th minute, Jeremy Ebobisse doubled their lead. But they conceded 3 goals and by the 67th minute, they were trailing 3-2. Finally in the 74th minute Amahl Pellegrino scored the equalizer to draw San Jose level but they conceded once again in the 101st minute and lost the game 4-3 at the end. According to the stats, San Jose Earthquakes had 39% possession, 8 shots on target and 3 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and missed 1.
Colorado Rapids
The Rapids are hoping this game will present them a winning opportunity. They are far from their best, but against the San Jose Earthquakes, they should face little opposition. In 7 games they played in so far this season, The Rapids won 2, drew 3 and lost 2 games.
Colorado Rapids faced Inter Miami last week in the MLS and the game ended as a 2-2 draw in the end. Rafael Navarro scored the opening goal from the spot in the 45th minute, but by the 60th minute the Rapids were trailing 2-1. Finally in the 88th minute Cole Bassette equalized to draw the game level. The game ended in a draw. According to the stats, Colorado Rapids had 42% possession, 4 shots on target and 6 corner kicks.
They also had created 2 big chances and had 2 counter attacks.
Head to Head
In the last 20 meetings between both clubs, The Rapids won 7 games, while San Jose Earthquakes won 6 games and 7 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
This should be a nerve cracking game as both clubs want to win the game. We should see a few goals on both ends, but whether one club will be able to outscore the other is a doubt.
5 of the last 6 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals and 4 of the last 5 games ended with less than 4.5 cards.
- More than 2.5 Goals at 1.94 Odds
- More than 2.5 Goals at 1.94 Odds
- More than 2.5 Goals at 1.94 Odds