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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#22 Position #18
36 Points 45
27 Played 27
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
38 Scored 49
38 Conceded 39
+0 GD +10
1.33 PPG 1.67
41% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Colorado Rapids SC face off against San Jose Earthquakes in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Wondolowski made 287 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikael Stahre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Luis Felipe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shea Salinas suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' Chris Wehan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' Magnus Eriksson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 90' Jack McBean has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals 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
Dominique Badji 2
Nathan 2
Kellyn Acosta 2
Cristian Espinoza 2
Cristian Arango 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
1.65 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC48% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes27%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
73%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
52%
Colorado Rapids SC or San Jose Earthquakes
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw45% San Jose Earthquakes23%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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