Vancouver Whitecaps Vooruit Emmanuel Sabbi believes that Thomas Muller “makes everyone better” because of his standards in training.
After calling for his trophy-loaded career at Bayern, Muller joined the Whitecaps as a free agent and made his debut in their 1-1 draw to the Houston Dynamo previous time-out.
The Whitecaps are currently third in the Western Conference, with a competition in the hand of both teams above them, but have lost some grounds of their rivals after they have not won their last two games.
Sabbi, however, is convinced that Vancouver can re -report their attacking form, with the help of Muller, when they organize St. Louis City SC in their next competition.
“It was great [to have Muller in the squad]”Sabbi said.” Huge man. We like to have him here, and he has been a great add -on.
“He is just looking to come up with training every day, that's what we love. He is a competitive man and we love it because it makes everyone better.
“We have to end our chances. I think we have caused many opportunities, but have not been efficient enough.
“We played well, playing a huge football. It's about the last third part.
We have to touch the back of the net. It is easier said than done, but we have to do it more often. “
A 3-2 defeat against the Chicago Fire in their previous match marked the seventh defeat of St. Louis in their last 10 ml matches previous time-out.
They are currently 14th in the Western Conference, 11 points of the Play -Offs places.
Players to watch
Vancouver Whitecaps – Brian White
Brian White has been an important player for the Whitecaps this season and scored 13 times in 18 ml matches. He also found the net in each of his last three games in all competitions.
He scored seven goals against St. Louis in his five career matches against them. That is the most regular seasonal goals of every Whitecaps player against a single MLS opponent in club history.
St. Louis City – Marcel Hartel
In their defeat against the fire, Marcel Hartel scored his fifth league goal of the season, and his team-best third goal in 2025.
St. Louis has scored only 10 goals on the road this season and Hartel contributed to half (three goals, two assists).
Match forecast – Vancouver Whitecaps Winning
The Whitecaps scored this season in 11 of their 12 MLS matches for home, with 26 goals. It is most that they have scored in their first 12 home games of a season, which surpassed the 25 goals they managed on this point in 2023, 2018 and 2013.
St. Louis, on the other hand, has lost eight consecutive MLS road matches, the longest road losing series in the competition this season.
Vancouver is undefeated in their last four games (W3 D1) against St. Louis, with their only loss in the first meeting in May 2023. The only teams that have the Whitecaps have longer undefeated stripes against his Austin FC (Zeven) and Toronto FC (six).
Opta wins probability
Vancouver Whitecaps – 62.5%
Drawing – 19.9%
St. Louis City – 17.6%