When: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. PT at PayPal Park. The game is on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and on radio on KSFO 810 AM (English) and La Kaliente 1370 AM (Spanish).
The stakes: The Earthquakes' nine-game unbeaten league run ended Saturday with a 3-0 loss at FC Dallas. San Jose is still fourth in the Western Conference at 13-9-9 with 48 points, and Dallas moved up to second with 54. The top four finishers in each conference get home-field advantage in Round One of the MLS Cup Playoffs, a best-of-three series that starts the week of Nov. 20. This is the club's last regular-season homestand.
The opponent: Colorado is ninth in the West with 39 points (11-6-13) after 30 games, and the teams drew 1-1 in Colorado on Oct. 11. Paxten Aaronson leads the Rapids with seven goals and 54 chances created.
Who to watch: Preston Judd has 16 goals for San Jose. Squawka lists Timo Werner and Ousseni Bouda as attacking depth and Beau Leroux and Nikolas Tsakiris in midfield. It reports no new injury concerns for San Jose.