Major League Soccer: San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 32 match between San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

San Jose Earthquakes face Colorado Rapids at PayPal Park in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Major League Soccer campaign.

Ranked as number 4 in the Major League Soccer standings, San Jose Earthquakes, have so far collected 48 points this season, while Colorado Rapids collected 42 points. This puts them up as number 8 after 31 rounds.

Form: San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Two draws were the best San Jose Earthquakes could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Real Salt Lake, before finishing even in a 1-1 draw against Nashville SC. Their most recent match brought a 3-0 defeat against FC Dallas. San Jose Earthquakes claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost two, scored nine goals and conceded 12.

Colorado Rapids Form

Colorado Rapids look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 2-2 against Minnesota United. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Portland Timbers in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Vancouver Whitecaps in a 1-0 win. Colorado Rapids didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Major League Soccer matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting stats for San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids

It has been a great season for Preston Judd so far as he currently has 16 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving San Jose Earthquakes hoping he delivers against Colorado Rapids this coming Thursday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular betting markets: San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids

Full-time result

San Jose Earthquakes claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Colorado Rapids won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

San Jose Earthquakes scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Colorado Rapids got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Colorado Rapids will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday with San Jose Earthquakes managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. San Jose Earthquakes have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Colorado Rapids.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of San Jose Earthquakes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Colorado Rapids played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process. San Jose Earthquakes conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.