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

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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 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 18 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
#19	Position	#27
52	Points	43
34	Played	34
14 / 10 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
57	Scored	47
51	Conceded	50
+6	GD	-3
1.53	PPG	1.26
41%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

14/7

16-30

6/7

31-45

6/7

46-60

7/8

61-75

6/3

76+

10/16

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	17 G	3 A
Ousseni Bouda	7 G	1 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Colorado Rapids SC gets underway.
4' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lalas Abubakar.
6' San Jose Earthquakes make a change. Jeremy Ebobisse trudges off to be replaced by Cade Cowell on 6 minutes.
11' USA international Collen Warner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
21' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
31' It’s high time Matias Almeyda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
41' Jackson Yueill has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
46' Cristian Espinoza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luciano Abecasis on 46 minute.
51' Dominique Badji needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' Michael Barrios has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
61' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
62' Tanner Beason makes way for Chris Wondolowski at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
63' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Chris Wondolowski comes on to replace Tanner Beason.
68' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
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 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
78' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Andres Rios on, Cade Cowell off on 78 minutes.
81' Nicolas Mezquida catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
84' The referee calls foul for Oswaldo Alanis. He receives a Yellow card.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Price.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Price argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
88' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Michael Barrios trudges off to be replaced by Dominique Badji on 88 minutes.
89' Against the run of play, Dominique Badji has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Steven Beitashour is replacing Lucas Esteves for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dominique Badji makes it 0-2.
With this win, Colorado Rapids SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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

3 / 4

1.2 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes31% Draw29% Colorado Rapids SC40%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

60%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

69%

San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes23% Draw48% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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