Sunday , 16 August 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

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

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

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
#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' The game is set. Colorado Rapids SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' San Jose Earthquakes 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.
  • 10' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact 3-4-3.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lalas Abubakar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 39' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 39 minute. Lalas Abubakar leaves to be changed by Sam Nicholson.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bryan Acosta on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked 25 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Bryan Acosta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' 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 Cade Cowell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 64' The whistle greets Kevin Cabral as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' Another substitution for San Jose Earthquakes to replace Cade Cowell by Benjamin Kikanovic on 73 minute.
  • 78' Goal! Cristian Espinoza scores his 42 goal in 176 matches.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Alex Gersbach as he leaves the pitch. Michael Barrios steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Jamiro Monteiro on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Miguel Trauco is replaced by Tanner Beason.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from San Jose Earthquakes to claim maximum points.

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
Rafael Navarro 3
Diego Rubio 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
1.81 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes56% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC19%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
80%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
44%
San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes40% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
2.8%
0 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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