San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids 9/5/20 - MLS
The San Jose Earthquakes look to bounce back from an embarrassing loss when hosting the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. San Jose is in 11th place in the Western Conference at 2-2-3 on 8 points. The Earthquakes were defeated by LAFC on Wednesday 5-1. Danny Hoesen scored San Jose's only goal of the match but it was too little too late in the 92nd minute of the match after the Earthquakes already trailed 5-0.
San Jose has two wins and three losses in its last five matches in the MLS. Over that span, the Earthquakes have scored 11 goals, while the backline and goalkeeper have allowed 14. Four players - Andres Rios, Valeri Qazaishvili, Chris Wondolowski and Oswaldo Alanis have each scored two goals for the Earthquakes.
Colorado looks to improve from a 1-1 straw in his last outing when visiting San Jose on Saturday. The Rapids are in10th place in the Western Conference at 2-2-3 on 8 points and are tied on points with San Jose but own the tiebreaker on goal difference. Colorado took a 1-0 lead in its last match against Sporting Kansas City following a goal by Cole Bassett in the 57th minute, but Sporting KC equalized in the 67th minute and the match ended in a draw.
Colorado has two draws and three losses in it's last five matches played. Over that period, the Rapids have scored six goals, while the backline and goalkeeper have allowed 12. The leading goal scorer for Colorado is Jonathan Lewis with three, while Keegan Rosenberry, Jack Price and Nicolas Benezet each have two assists to lead Colorado.
Free Soccer Pick: Colorado Rapids +215
Over the last five fixtures head-to-head between the two MLS clubs, San Jose has two wins, Colorado has two wins and one match ended in a draw. In the most recent head-to-head matchup on August 10th, Colorado defeated San Jose 2-1 at home. San Jose has a very leaky backline and Colorado will take advantage of that on the road and pull out a victory on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rapids win 3-2