Thursday , 2 July 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
San Jose Earthquakes
1 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 03:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristian Espinoza 78' 1–0
Y 45' Bryan Acosta
Jamiro Monteiro 90' R
Y 90' Jack Price

Overview

Match Preview

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
2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
05 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
26 Feb Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
09 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D
02 Oct Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
25 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1 L
05 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
27 Feb Seattle Sounders FC A 0–4 L
09 Oct Austin FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct FC Dallas H 1–0 W
18 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–4 L

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for San Jose Earthquakes to score. At the same time, Colorado Rapids SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' San Jose Earthquakes have won 424 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lalas Abubakar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Jamiro Monteiro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' The supporters are chanting for Sam Nicholson. He replaces Lalas Abubakar on 39 minute.
  • 44' The 24-year-old Cole Bassett has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bryan Acosta.
  • 50' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Jeremy Ebobisse has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Mensah, as he is very good at scoring at PayPal Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 64' Jonathan Lewis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Cabral on 64 minute.
  • 69' Jonathan Lewis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 73' Benjamin Kikanovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cade Cowell on 73 minute.
  • 78' Cristian Espinoza has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
  • 82' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Alex Gersbach exits the field as Michael Barrios enters on 82.
  • 87' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jamiro Monteiro. He receives a Red card.
  • 90' Miguel Trauco makes way for Tanner Beason at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
  • It finishes all square. San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 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

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-03-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-02-26 Atlanta United FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-10-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-25 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2022-09-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.05 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes61% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC16%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
84%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
39%
San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes46% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 24% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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