Colorado Rapids vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form: Contrasting Patterns

San Jose's last 20 matches across all competitions show five wins, six draws and nine losses, with 29 goals scored and 40 conceded. That's a leaky record, though it stretches back through cup games and even a friendly as well as league fixtures.

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Colorado Rapids: 20 completed matches; San Jose Earthquakes: 20 completed matches.

Colorado Rapids

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

18

Conceded

22

Difference

-4

San Jose Earthquakes

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

40

Difference

-11

Colorado's equivalent sample reads eight wins, four draws and eight losses, with 18 scored and 22 conceded. It's a tighter goal count at both ends, suggesting a side that grinds out low-scoring games rather than chasing them.

Neither side looks fully settled in front of goal right now, home or away.

Head-to-Head: Colorado's Recent Edge

Looking back over the last 20 meetings between these two, Colorado have had the better of recent encounters on home soil, including that 2-0 win in this year's US Open Cup and another 2-0 league win in May last year. San Jose have had their moments too, including a 3-0 away win back in 2024, so the wider head-to-head sample isn't one-sided.

Recent meetings have leaned towards Colorado on their own patch, though the overall history is fairly even.

League Standings: Not Far Apart

San Jose currently sit fifth with 42 points from 26 games, while Colorado are seventh with 36 points from the same number of matches. San Jose have the better win tally, twelve compared to Colorado's eleven, but Colorado have drawn far fewer games while conceding a broadly similar amount overall.

It's a five-point gap in a congested part of the table, not a gulf in quality.

Team News: Absences on Both Sides

San Jose's P. Judd has been their main source of goals this season with thirteen in twenty-four appearances, while N. Tsakiris has chipped in seven assists. On the injury front, San Jose are without N. Adimabua, D. Jones and R. Vieira for now, with O. Bouda and A. Gunn away on international duty.

Colorado Rapids:

Best assist providers:

P. Aaronson - 7

Penalty cards:

R. Holding x 2 x 2

W. Frederick II x 1 x 2

J. Atencio x 9

Injury list:

A. Fadal

W. Frederick

T. Ku-DiPietro

G. Minoungou

Z. Steffen

M. Diop

Y. Maziz

San Jose Earthquakes:

Best scorers:

P. Judd - 13

Best assist providers:

N. Tsakiris - 7

Penalty cards:

P. Judd x 7

R. Roberts x 7

B. Kikanovic x 7

Injury list:

N. Adimabua

O. Bouda

A. Gunn

D. Jones

R. Vieira

D. Johnson

Colorado's P. Aaronson also has seven assists to his name. Their absentee list looks longer at this point, with W. Frederick, T. Ku-DiPietro, G. Minoungou and Z. Steffen all missing, plus M. Diop and Y. Maziz listed as doubtful. It's worth remembering this fixture is still a couple of weeks away, so some of these situations could well change before kickoff.

Colorado's current injury list looks the more concerning of the two, though there's time for it to ease before matchday.