Skip to content

Major League Soccer · Matchweek 28

Colorado Rapids

COL

San Jose Earthquakes

SAN

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Colorado37%
Draw32%
San Jose32%

Expected goals

1.13 – 1.04

Over 2.5

37%

Both to score

45%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1113.5%
  • 1013.1%
  • 0013.0%
  • 0111.8%
  • 217.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

San Jose get an unusual share of their chances from set plays.

51%Possession44%
29%Territory37%
9%From set plays36%
0.09Chance quality0.15
3.2%Directness4.1%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Colorado, 3 for San Jose. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 372 matches, not the full season.