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Colorado Rapids SC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Chris Elliott

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Colorado Rapids SC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
05 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
29 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
22 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–2 D
15 Jul Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
07 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
05 Aug FC Dallas A 3–1 W
29 Jul Real Salt Lake H 0–0 D
26 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
14 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC San Jose Earthquakes
#26 Position #18
22 Points 33
18 Played 18
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
27 Scored 37
25 Conceded 24
+2 GD +13
1.22 PPG 1.83
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Colorado Rapids SC welcome San Jose Earthquakes for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Jahmir Hyka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 282 appearances.
  • 15' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Shea Salinas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' It’s high time Mikael Stahre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Wondolowski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikael Stahre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Nicholson made 275 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' United States international Chris Wehan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Colorado Rapids SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Bassett 4
Diego Rubio 3
Rafael Navarro 3
Vako Qazaishvili 2
Javier Lopez 2
Dominique Badji 2
Nathan 2
Kellyn Acosta 2

Head to Head

2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-29 D.C. United SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2018-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-08-05 FC Dallas 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-07-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-07-14 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-07-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
71%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
54%
Colorado Rapids SC or San Jose Earthquakes
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.