Rapids hope to continue hot start vs. S.J.

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04/30/2010 - Santa Clara, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rapids head to San Jose to take on the Earthquakes in a Major League Soccer clash on Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.

The Rapids (3-1-1) are off to the best start in their 15-year history, and will be aiming to continue the run of form on the road. Colorado is coming off a 2-1 win at New England last weekend.

Forward Conor Casey had a strong game vs. New England, consistently holding the ball in the Revs end of the field, which led to the winning goal by Pablo Mastroeni.

"Conor Casey's had a lot of time on the ball to pick out who he is picking out and obviously Mastroeni has had far too much time to pick his spot," New England coach Steve Nicol said after the loss."It's a great finish, but at the same time, with the amount of time Casey was holding the ball up, we should have been better defensively."

The Rapids changed their formation last week, flooding the midfield with five players while pushing forward Omar Cummings out wide in a 4-5-1 formation. It is unclear if the team will stick with that formation, or switch back to the 4-4-2 at San Jose.

"You look at their formation, it was a 4-5-1," Revolution defender Cory Gibbs told MLSsoccer.com. "It wasn't really them trying to come at us and attack, but we gave them so much time on the ball with those five in the midfield that it impacted us."

San Jose (2-2) is coming off a 3-2 loss at Chivas USA last weekend, and will be gunning to rebound at home on Saturday.

"Obviously we are disappointed to lose the match, but I think the better team on the night won," S.J. coach Frank Yallop said after the loss. "We just need to make sure we are battling back and getting ready for our next game."

Saturday's match is the first of back-to-back home games for the 'Quakes, meaning they can position themselves in a favorable spot with some good home results.

The team should get q boost on the injury front, with midfielder Arturo Alvarez and forwards Cornell Glen and Eduardo all expected to be available.

Colorado will be without midfielder Ciaran O'Brien and forward Ross Schunk while midfielder Jamie Smith is questionable, all with injuries.

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