Colorado Rapids 2-0 San Jose Earthquakes: result and AI prediction

Colorado Rapids – San Jose Earthquakes, US Open Cup, Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 03:00 AM (GMT). Venue: TBD

Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Colorado Rapids 2, draws 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Their last meeting, on May 11, 2025, ended Colorado Rapids 0-2 San Jose Earthquakes.

AI predicted: 2-1 · Final score: 2-0✓ Correct outcome

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

This quarterfinal looks finely balanced, but the momentum lines are different. San Jose come in with far cleaner recent cup energy and a hot attacking run, while Colorado have home advantage and the emotional lift of hosting a major knockout match. The biggest swing factors are the Rapids' recovery after a draining previous round and whether San Jose's traveling form carries into altitude and a hostile stadium. It feels like a game where the first clean spell of control could decide the night.

Head-to-head analysis

The recent series is competitive and fairly symmetrical: Colorado took both 2024 league meetings, while San Jose took both 2025 meetings. This is their first-ever U.S. Open Cup meeting, so there is familiarity from MLS play but no direct cup history between them.

Form (last 5)

Colorado RapidsW W
San Jose EarthquakesW W

Colorado Rapids vs San Jose Earthquakes stats

Colorado RapidsSan Jose Earthquakes
Played22
Goals scored46
Goals conceded22
Clean sheets11

Last meetings

  • 2025-05-11Colorado Rapids 0-2 San Jose Earthquakes
  • 2025-03-16San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Colorado Rapids
  • 2024-05-12Colorado Rapids 2-3 San Jose Earthquakes
  • 2024-04-14San Jose Earthquakes 0-3 Colorado Rapids
  • 2023-06-04Colorado Rapids 0-0 San Jose Earthquakes
  • 2023-03-12San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Colorado Rapids

Other US Open Cup matches