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Colorado Rapids SC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
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

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Colorado Rapids SC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

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
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 #17
16 Points 32
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
25 Scored 34
24 Conceded 15
+1 GD +19
1.07 PPG 2.13
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 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
2/4
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Colorado Rapids SC is hosting San Jose Earthquakes for another epic battle.
  • 5' Magnus Eriksson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 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' San Jose Earthquakes have won 424 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Tommy Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Vako Qazaishvili has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' 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 Danny Hoesen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Anibal Godoy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Colorado Rapids SC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or San Jose Earthquakes 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC41% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes34%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
66%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
59%
Colorado Rapids SC or San Jose Earthquakes
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC27% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% 65%
+0.5 61% 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% 8%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
21%
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
23%

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