San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes host Colorado Rapids at PayPal Park on Wednesday, October 28 (10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM PT).

San Jose Earthquakes have no fresh fitness concerns to report, and the headline name remains Preston Judd, who has banked 16 goals in 2,024 minutes this season and leads the frontline San Jose will build around. Timo Werner and Ousseni Bouda add depth up top, while Beau Leroux and Nikolas Tsakiris look set to orchestrate from midfield. Colorado Rapids travel with Paxten Aaronson as their central creative outlet after a campaign that has brought him 7 goals and 54 chances created, with Darren Yapi the likely focal point in attack.

US viewers can watch San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

San Jose sit fourth in the Western Conference, firmly in the playoff picture. Colorado are ninth on 39 points, with 11 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses from their 30 games this season.

Western Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes): 16 goals in 2,024 minutes, with 39 of his 78 shots on target, make him the clearest goal threat on the field.
• Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes): The midfielder has created 34 chances and added 4 goals of his own, giving San Jose a creative outlet beyond their front line.
• Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids): Aaronson has been Colorado’s creative hub, racking up 54 chances created and 7 goals from 2,408 minutes this season.

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes: D W D D D

• 2026-10-18: San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Nashville SC (D, home)
• 2026-10-15: Real Salt Lake 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, away)
• 2026-10-11: Colorado Rapids 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, away)
• 2026-09-27: San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Portland Timbers (W, home)
• 2026-09-20: San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 LAFC (D, home)

San Jose have been hard to beat lately, stringing together results of D W D D D — a 1-1 home draw with Nashville SC, a 1-1 away at Real Salt Lake, a 1-1 at Colorado, a 3-1 home win over Portland, and a 2-2 home draw with LAFC.

Colorado Rapids: D L D D D

• 2026-10-18: Portland Timbers 0-0 Colorado Rapids (D, away)
• 2026-10-15: Colorado Rapids 2-2 Minnesota United (D, home)
• 2026-10-11: Colorado Rapids 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes (D, home)
• 2026-09-27: LA Galaxy 3-2 Colorado Rapids (L, away)
• 2026-09-20: Colorado Rapids 3-3 Seattle Sounders (D, home)

Colorado’s form reads D L D D D, built on a 0-0 away draw at Portland, a 2-2 home draw with Minnesota United, a 1-1 home draw with San Jose, a 3-2 away loss at LA Galaxy, and a 3-3 home draw with Seattle Sounders.

San Jose Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids Prediction

This one looks set to follow the pattern of October’s reverse fixture — tight, low on clear chances, and decided by the smallest of margins. San Jose’s extra threat through Judd and the platform Leroux and Tsakiris provide in midfield should be enough to find the single goal that separates these sides, especially with home advantage at PayPal Park in their favor. Colorado, ninth in the West and still searching for the kind of form that’s eluded them for weeks, are backed to keep it close without finding an equalizer. Signal’s model has this finishing 1-0 to San Jose Earthquakes, with Under 2.5 goals and no goal from the visitors.