Colorado Rapids host San Jose Earthquakes at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday, October 10 (9:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM PT).
No fresh absences have emerged on either side heading into this one, so Colorado Rapids should again lean on the players who’ve carried their attack all season. Paxten Aaronson, with 7 goals and 51 chances created, is the clear creative focal point, while striker Darren Yapi offers a route to goal having struck 3 times. San Jose Earthquakes will build around striker Preston Judd, whose 15 goals from 72 shots make him one of the league’s most productive forwards, with fellow striker Ousseni Bouda and attacking midfielder Nikolas Tsakiris supplying service from midfield.
San Jose arrive full of goals, with a 3-1 win over Portland Timbers their most recent result, backed by victories over Houston Dynamo and San Diego FC either side of a 2-2 draw with LAFC. Colorado’s own recent matches have been scrappier — a 3-3 shootout with Seattle Sounders and a battling 1-0 win over CF Montreal sandwiched a heavier 3-0 loss at Columbus Crew — but home advantage at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, plus the firepower of Aaronson and Yapi, should be enough to edge a game where both teams find the net.
Colorado Rapids vs San Jose Earthquakes: Best Bets & Predictions
Colorado Rapids host San Jose Earthquakes as both sides continue their push up the Western Conference table.
Our approach: we weigh the underlying numbers — goals, shots and chances created — from each squad's key contributors alongside current conference standings to land on our picks for this one.
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Season Form & Standings
Colorado Rapids sit eighth in the Western Conference on 36 points from 27 games, stuck in a congested fight for the final playoff spots, while San Jose Earthquakes sit fourth in the West, firmly in the picture for a top-tier seed.
Western Conference
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 8 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 36 |
Colorado Rapids vs San Jose Earthquakes Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Colorado Rapids
3-1-2-2-2San Jose Earthquakes
5-3-2Potential Match-Winners
- Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids): The attacking midfielder has produced seven goals and a team-high 51 chances created in two,230 minutes, and he’s the one pulling the strings for Colorado in the final third.
- Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes): San Jose’s top scorer has 15 goals from 72 shots, 35 of them on target, and he’s the reason the Earthquakes always carry a goal threat on the road.
- Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes): A 6-goal striker with 29 chances created in 1,982 minutes, Bouda offers San Jose a second scoring outlet alongside Judd.
Recent Form
Colorado Rapids: L D W D L
- 2026-09-27: LA Galaxy 3-2 Colorado Rapids (L, away)
- 2026-09-20: Colorado Rapids 3-3 Seattle Sounders (D, home)
- 2026-09-13: Colorado Rapids 1-0 CF Montreal (W, home)
- 2026-09-10: Austin FC 1-1 Colorado Rapids (D, away)
- 2026-09-06: Columbus Crew 3-0 Colorado Rapids (L, away)
Colorado’s past five have gone loss, draw, win, draw, loss: a 3-0 defeat at Columbus Crew, a 1-1 draw at Austin FC, a 1-0 win over CF Montreal, a 3-3 draw with Seattle Sounders, and a 3-2 loss at LA Galaxy.
San Jose Earthquakes: D W W D W
- 2026-09-27: San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Portland Timbers (W, home)
- 2026-09-20: San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 LAFC (D, home)
- 2026-09-13: San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Houston Dynamo (W, home)
- 2026-09-10: San Diego FC 2-3 San Jose Earthquakes (W, away)
- 2026-09-06: Austin FC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, away)
San Jose’s past five have gone draw, win, win, draw, win: a 1-1 draw at Austin FC, a 3-2 win at San Diego FC, a 1-0 win over Houston Dynamo, a 2-2 draw with LAFC, and a 3-1 win over Portland Timbers.
Colorado Rapids vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction
Expect a tight game that still produces goals at both ends. Colorado’s platform at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with Aaronson pulling the strings and Yapi or Whittaker converting one of the chances created, should be enough to see off a San Jose side who keep finding the net through Judd but have shown they can be breached. We’re backing Colorado Rapids, eighth in the West and needing points to stay in the playoff conversation, to edge it 2-1 over a San Jose team sitting fourth and still well placed in the race, with Judd on the scoresheet again but not enough support around him.