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Colorado Rapids vs. San Jose Earthquakes, May 8, 2015

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City. Colo.
May 8, 2015 (Week 10, MLS Game #90)
10 pm ET (UDN, MLS LIVE)

The Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes renew their long-held acquaintances when the Western Conference sides face off on Viernes de Fútbol Friday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids return home following a coast-to-coast road trip where they took a pair of draws, last a 1-1 result at the LA Galaxy last weekend. The Quakes are concluding a week-long road swing where they’ve played three games, gaining results in the first two after their 1-0 defeat of the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium on Tuesday evening.


REFEREE: Baldomero Toledo. AR1 (bench): Mike Kampmeinert; AR2 (opposite): Apolinar Mariscal; 4th: Daniel Radford
Toledo MLS Career: 190 games; FC/gm: 25.0; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 68; pens: 69


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SUSPENDED: none
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SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none


HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (57 meetings): Rapids 18 wins (2 shootout), 70 goals … Earthquakes 26 wins (1 shootout), 84 goals … Ties 13
AT COLORADO (29 meetings): Rapids 10 wins (1 shootout), 35 goals … Earthquakes 13 wins (0 shootout), 36 goals … Ties 6
RETURN MATCHES: 8/14: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids, 8 p.m. PT (UniMas)

LAST YEAR (MLS):
4/19: COL 0, SJ 0
5/7: SJ 0, COL 0
9/27: COL 1, SJ 1 (Torres 84 – Harris 94+)


  • The teams played to draws in all three league meetings a season ago. There were scoreless draws at both Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and Buck Shaw Stadium; they also reached a 1-1 draw in Commerce City.
  • The Rapids last defeated San Jose in the first meeting in the 2011 season. The Quakes have won five of the 10 meetings since, with five draws.
  • The Quakes have taken points on their last five trips to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids haven’t defeated San Jose at home since the 2010 season.
  • Coaches' records: Dominic Kinnear vs. COL: P27 W11 L8 T8 … Pablo Mastroeni vs. SJ: P3 W0 L0 T3


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