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VANCOUVER, BC – Following a mid-week victory in the first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (9W-7L-5D) are set to resume their MLS regular season campaign on Saturday, July 13 as they face St. Louis CITY SC (4W-8L-10D) for the second time in two weeks. Kickoff from CITYPARK in St. Louis, Missouri is set for 5:30 p.m. PT.

Saturday will mark the fourth MLS meeting between the 'Caps and St. Louis. The previous meeting two weeks ago saw Brian White score his second career hat trick en route to a thrilling 4-3 victory in front of the home support at BC Place.

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SHORT TIME NO SEE: The 'Caps second match of the week sees them face St. Louis CITY SC for the second time in two weeks. The last meeting on June 29 saw the Blue and White secure a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over CITY at BC Place, with Brian White scoring his second career hat trick to land himself the league's Player of the Matchday award. Vancouver has already equalled their 2023 away points total this year with 18 (5W-4L-3D) and will look to add to that on Saturday night. Following the match, the 'Caps will make their return to BC Place for their '80s Match against Sporting Kansas City on July 17 to begin a run of eight of their last 12 MLS matches at home to end the regular season.

BRIAN AND RYAN: Brian White and Ryan Gauld have been in scintillating form for the 'Caps in recent weeks. White scored his 10th goal of the season in the last MLS match and has now recorded double-digit MLS goals in three of his four seasons with VWFC, becoming the first player in the club's MLS era to accomplish the feat. The forward has also scored in three straight MLS matches, with five goals in those three appearances. Meanwhile, Gauld has tallied four assists in the last MLS two matches and is now up to 10 goals across all competitions this season. The 2024 MLS All-Star midfielder is tied for the fourth-most goal contributions in MLS since Matchday 15 with 12 and is three away from reaching 70 goal contributions in MLS play.