The San Jose Earthquakes (2-8-1, 15th in the Western Conference) will face off against the Colorado Rapids (5-3-3, fourth in the Western Conference) 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 two teams have met once before this season, with the Rapids winning 3-0 in their last matchup. Rafael Navarro leads the Rapids with five goals and one assist, while Jeremy Ebobisse has three goals for the Earthquakes. In their last 10 games, Calvin Harris has one goal and two assists for the Rapids, and Amahl Pellegrino has scored two goals for the Earthquakes.
The Rapids come into this game after a 2-0 victory over New York City FC and have a record of 4-2-2 against Western Conference opponents. They are also 3-0-1 when scoring two goals or more. On the other hand, the Earthquakes are struggling with a record of 2-8-1 against Western Conference opponents and have a poor performance when scoring only one goal or less. They are also yet to win a game where they score two goals or more.
In their last 10 games, the Rapids have an impressive record of 5-2-3 with an average of 1.7 goals per game while allowing just under one goal per game on average. They also had an average of four shots on target every game as well as four corner kicks per game on average. The Earthquakes’ record was not as good as they lost seven out of ten games with an average of just over one goal per game scored by them while allowing almost two goals per game on average and only had around five shots on target every game as well as three corner kicks per match on average