San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids: the preview

Wednesday, October 28 · Avaya Stadium MLS 2026

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San Jose Earthquakes #4 · 48 pts

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Colorado Rapids #9 · 39 pts
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San Jose Earthquakes enters the match holding a nine-match unbeaten run in the tournament, supporting their position in the upper half of the table. In contrast, Colorado Rapids arrives with struggles away from home, having secured only two wins in fifteen road fixtures while extending a five-match winless streak.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • San Jose Earthquakes are unbeaten in 9 games in the competition.

  • Colorado Rapids are winless in 5 games in the competition.

  • Colorado Rapids won 2 of their 15 away games in the competition.

Current form

San Jose Earthquakes secures roughly half of its victories at Avaya Stadium, while Colorado Rapids struggles to convert possession into away wins.

Where they stand

Group B
Team MP GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 +32 55
2 St. Louis City 30 +15 51
3 FC Dallas 30 +8 51
4 San Jose Earthquakes 30 +10 48
5 Houston Dynamo 30 +2 47
6 Los Angeles FC 31 +15 46
7 Seattle Sounders FC 30 +2 42
8 LA Galaxy 31 -9 40
9 Colorado Rapids 30 0 39
10 Real Salt Lake 30 -3 36
11 Portland Timbers 30 -5 34
12 San Diego FC 30 -3 34
13 Minnesota United 30 -8 34
14 Austin FC 30 -18 31
15 Sporting Kansas City 30 -39 22

The difference-makers

San Jose Earthquakes. San Jose Earthquakes relies heavily on Preston Judd for scoring production, leaving secondary options like Ousseni Bouda and Timo Werner to shoulder the load when the main reference is contained.

Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids relies on Paxten Aaronson and Darren Yapi to sustain its scoring production while managing recent away draws.

Playing style

San Jose EarthquakesColorado Rapids
49.7% Possession 55.7%
4.4 Remates al arco 4.7
12.6 Remates totales 12.6
5.3 Corners 5
11.7 Fouls 16

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

Colorado Rapids assumes the initiative through higher possession figures, yet San Jose Earthquakes absorbs that pressure while maintaining lower foul counts.

When they settle games

San Jose Earthquakes 51 goals

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Colorado Rapids 39 goals

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San Jose Earthquakes concentrates scoring output in the opening quarter of matches, while Colorado Rapids relies on late production to secure points.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 17 matches
5San Jose Earthquakes won
5Draws
7Colorado Rapids won
Goals in the head-to-head16 – 23
Matches17
Last win for San Jose Earthquakes05/2025
Last win for Colorado Rapids05/2026

Latest matchups

11/10/26Major League SoccerColorado Rapids1–1San Jose Earthquakes
21/5/26US Open CupColorado Rapids2–0San Jose Earthquakes
11/5/25Major League SoccerColorado Rapids0–2San Jose Earthquakes
16/3/25Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes1–2Colorado Rapids
12/5/24Major League SoccerColorado Rapids2–3San Jose Earthquakes
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14/4/24Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes0–3Colorado Rapids
4/6/23Major League SoccerColorado Rapids0–0San Jose Earthquakes
12/3/23Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes1–0Colorado Rapids
15/9/22Major League SoccerColorado Rapids2–1San Jose Earthquakes
8/5/22Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes1–0Colorado Rapids
5/9/21Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes0–1Colorado Rapids
18/7/21Major League SoccerColorado Rapids1–1San Jose Earthquakes
24/9/20Major League SoccerColorado Rapids5–0San Jose Earthquakes
6/9/20Major League SoccerSan Jose Earthquakes1–1Colorado Rapids
11/8/19Major League SoccerColorado Rapids2–1San Jose Earthquakes

The historical balance shows absolute parity with three wins per side across eight meetings, though recent encounters reflect a tendency toward tight draws that keeps the rivalry deadlocked.

Who scored in these meetings

61 2 · in 17 meetings

The scorers sheet in recent meetings shows neither Preston Judd nor Paxten Aaronson among the historical net-finders, forcing the current attacking references to rewrite the fixture trend while accumulating bookings across physical midfield battles.