Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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 #22
45 Points 36
27 Played 27
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 3 / 13
49 Scored 38
39 Conceded 38
+10 GD +0
1.67 PPG 1.33
48% Win % 41%

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
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 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.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Darren Yapi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' 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 Bryan Acosta suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Akapo made 250 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Sam Nicholson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lalas Abubakar at the 39 minute mark.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Kevin Cabral as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Lewis steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 69' San Jose Earthquakes have won 429 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Cade Cowell as he leaves the pitch. Benjamin Kikanovic steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 78' Cristian Espinoza adds to his 1 season tally! San Jose Earthquakes lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 82' Michael Barrios has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Gersbach on 82 minute.
  • 87' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jamiro Monteiro argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 90' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Miguel Trauco departs to be replaced by Tanner Beason.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Colorado Rapids SC.

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
3 / 4
1.7 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes54% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC20%
Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
79%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
46%
San Jose Earthquakes or Colorado Rapids SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw46% Colorado Rapids SC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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