March 12th features a match where San Jose Earthquakes will host Colorado Rapids in a clash of these two closely matched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. San Jose Earthquakes sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps. Alessandro Schöpf scored the first goal for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 17th minute, then Jeremy Ebobisse got the equalizer for San Jose Earthquakes in the 68th minute on a feed from Jamiro Monteiro But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 77th minute on a goal by Akapo Martinez. San Jose Earthquakes is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Colorado Rapids recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sporting KC. Neither Colorado Rapids nor Sporting KC could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Colorado Rapids looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner and Cole Bassett are the top scorers for Colorado Rapids in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Cristian Espinoza has been the most prolific scorer on San Jose Earthquakes in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.