San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 5 Sep 2021 · 02:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 4' Lalas Abubakar

Eric Remedi 61' Y

Y 81' Nicolas Mezquida

Oswaldo Alanis 84' Y

Y 85' Jack Price

Y 86' Jack Price

Overview

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San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-07-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-09-24 Colorado Rapids SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-09-06 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-08-11 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
21 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
18 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
14 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
08 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
29 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
22 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
15 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	3–1	W
08 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at PayPal Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids SC.
4' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Lalas Abubakar will be fuming at that decision.
6' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Jeremy Ebobisse is replaced by Cade Cowell on 6 minute.
11' The 25-year-old Braian Galvan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
16' Collen Warner has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Luciano Abecasis is replaced by Cristian Espinoza.
51' 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.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
61' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a Yellow card on 61.
62' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Chris Wondolowski comes on to replace Tanner Beason.
63' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Tanner Beason is replaced by Chris Wondolowski on 63 minute.
68' Tanner Beason has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
72' Nicolas Mezquida gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Collen Warner and will look to change the dynamic.
77' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
78' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Andres Rios on, Cade Cowell off on 78 minutes.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Mezquida on 81.
84' That is a Yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes. Oswaldo Alanis will be fuming at that decision.
85' Jack Price is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Price.
88' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Michael Barrios by Dominique Badji on 88 minute.
89' GOAL! Dominique Badji fires home to make it 0-1!
90' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Steven Beitashour comes on to replace Lucas Esteves.
90' The Senegal Dominique Badji breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 0-2!
The points are shared — San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

93
Judson
4
Oswaldo Alanis
9
Javier Lopez ↓ Carlos Fierro 72'
6
Shea Salinas ↓ Paul Marie 63'
14
Jackson Yueill
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
11
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Cade Cowell 6'
5
Eric Remedi
2
Luciano Abecasis ↓ Cristian Espinoza 46'
13
Nathan
15
Tanner Beason ↓ Chris Wondolowski 62'

Bench

25
Andres Rios
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 62'
22
Tommy Thompson
10
Cristian Espinoza ↑ 46'
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie ↑ 63'
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 6'
7
Carlos Fierro ↑ 72'
16
Jack Skahan

Coach Matias Almeyda

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Michael Barrios ↓ Dominique Badji 88'
2
Keegan Rosenberry
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
26
Cole Bassett
6
Lalas Abubakar ↓ Drew Moor 6'
32
Collen Warner ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 72'
52
Braian Galvan
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Jonathan Lewis 63'
66
Lucas Esteves ↓ Steven Beitashour 90'
22
William Yarbrough

Bench

8
Dominique Badji ↑ 88'
1
Clint Irwin
3
Drew Moor ↑ 6'
33
Steven Beitashour ↑ 90'
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 72'
7
Jonathan Lewis ↑ 63'

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cole Bassett	4
Rafael Navarro	3
Diego Rubio	3
Cristian Arango	2
Vako Qazaishvili	2
Javier Lopez	2
Dominique Badji	2
Nathan	2

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-08-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.35 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes34% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC38%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

62%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

66%

San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes26% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

1 – 2

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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