San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids Predictions

• Earthquakes scored two or more goals in four of their last six MLS fixtures.
• Rapid conceded two or more goals in four of their last five games.
• Colorado are winless in five MLS assignments.

Western Conference strugglers clash

Two of the MLS Western Conference’s bottom three face off on Sunday when SJ Earthquakes host Colorado Rapids in what promises to be a keenly contested clash in California.

A run of three defeats on the spin for San Jose and a sequence of five games without a win for Colorado Rapids means the antagonists both arrive at the Earthquakes Stadium low on morale, though the hosts have shown more attacking threat than their visitors in recent weeks.

Despite some less than inspiring results, Earthquakes managed to score two or more goals in four of their last six MLS runouts, hitting the net 2.5 times per 90 minutes on average across the same sextet of fixtures.

Against a Rapids rearguard that shipped two or more goals in four of their last five, we think a San Jose team with some bite up front are worth backing in the over 1.5 team goals market for Sunday, while our correct score prediction points towards a 2-1 home win.

Rapids scored exactly one goal in each of their last two MLS fixtures, and a single consolation effort looks probable for Colorado again against an Earthquakes team without a clean sheet at home in six assignments.

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