Thursday , 2 July 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
San Jose Earthquakes
1 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 8 May 2022 · 02:00 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Francisco Calvo 73' Y

Overview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
San Jose Earthquakes 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
01 May New York City FC A 0–3 L
24 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 4–3 W
16 Apr Nashville SC H 2–2 D
10 Apr Houston Dynamo A 3–4 L
02 Apr Austin FC H 2–2 D
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1 L
01 May Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
24 Apr Charlotte FC H 0–0 D
17 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L
10 Apr FC Dallas A 1–3 L
03 Apr Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids SC
#17 Position #26
32 Points 16
15 Played 15
10 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 9
34 Scored 25
15 Conceded 24
+19 GD +1
2.13 PPG 1.07
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

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

San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nathan made 20 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at PayPal Park. San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Collen Warner trudges off to be replaced by Gustavo Vallecilla on 53 minutes.
  • 58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 63' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Keegan Rosenberry has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' A stunning finish from Nathan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 65 minute. Max Alves leaves to be changed by Michael Barrios.
  • 70' Drew Moor has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 73' It’s a booking for San Jose Earthquakes player. Francisco Calvo gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Paul Marie departs to be replaced by Tommy Thompson.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Nicolas Mezquida on, Mark-Anthony Kaye off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Jackson Yueill is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • 90' San Jose Earthquakes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. San Jose Earthquakes take all three points.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Covelo

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Bassett 4
Rafael Navarro 3
Diego Rubio 3
Kellyn Acosta 2
Cristian Espinoza 2
Cristian Arango 2
Vako Qazaishvili 2
Javier Lopez 2

Head to Head

2022-05-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2022-05-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-05-01 New York City FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Nashville SC D 2022-04-10 Houston Dynamo 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-04-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Austin FC D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-05-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2022-04-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Charlotte FC D 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-04-10 FC Dallas 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.07 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes55% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC22%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
79%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
45%
San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes42% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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