The San Jose Earthquakes (2-8-1, 15th in the Western Conference) and Colorado Rapids (5-3-3, fourth in the Western Conference) will face off against each other in Commerce City, Colorado on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. EDT. According to BETMGM SPORTSBOOK, the line is Colorado -132, San Jose +312, with a Draw +293 and an over/under of 2.5 goals.
The Colorado Rapids come into the game after a thrilling 2-0 victory over New York City FC, while San Jose Earthquakes lost their last match to Real Salt Lake by 4-0. Both teams have had different experiences this season. The Rapids have won four out of their six games against Western Conference opponents and are undefeated when scoring two goals or more. Meanwhile, the Earthquakes have lost all nine of their games against Western Conference opponents and have only scored once in those matches.
This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season, with the Rapids winning the previous game 3-0. Rafael Navarro leads the Rapids with five goals and one assist, while Jeremy Ebobisse has three goals for San Jose Earthquakes. In their last ten games, Calvin Harris has scored one goal and provided two assists for the Rapids, while Amahl Pellegrino has scored two goals for San Jose Earthquakes.
In terms of statistics from their last ten games, the Rapids have a record of 5-2-3 with an average of 1.7 goals per game while allowing only 1 goal per game on average per corner kick per match they played during that timeframe . On the other hand, San Jose Earthquakes have a record of 2-7-1 with an average of 1.6 goals per game while allowing an average of about two shots on target every half hour they played during that time frame as well as about three corner kicks per match they played during that time frame .
Players expected not to play include Sam Vines and Daniel Chacon for Rapids along with Daniel Marcinkowski who is injured for San Jose Earthquakes. This story was created using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar
