Match Prediction: Vitality - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Sydney 2023A duel between such mastodons of the Counter-Strike world as Team Vitality and FaZe Clan is not something you would expect to see in an elimination match at the very beginning of the tournament. But both teams had a bad start at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. The losing team will leave the championship, take 13-16th place in the standings and earn $4,000 in prize money. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will continue their participation in the tournament? Let's find out.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Team Vitality uniforms
Team Vitality have not had the best start to the season. The European team started this year with 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, followed by 5th-8th place at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 and ESL Pro League Season 17. But then ZywOo and his teammates were able to pick up their form and win the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, earning a combined $600,000 in prize money at those two events. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, Team Vitality finished in second place at the tournament and won $85,000. BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 finished in 4th-6th place for Vitality, which earned them $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. ZywOo and his team also participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 where they finished in 3rd-4th place and won $80,000. At Gamers8 2023, a LAN event in Saudi Arabia with a prize pool of $1,000,000, Team Vitality emerged victorious and earned the top prize of $400,000.
The previous professional event for Team Vitality was ESL Pro League Season 18. As a result of the group stage seeding, Vitality were placed in Group A. ZywOo and team won their first match in the quarterfinals of the top set against Polish mix ORKS with a score of 2:0 (Mirage - 16-7, Nuke - 16-6). The semi-final ended with Team Vitality defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas on two maps in a row (Mirage - 16-3, Nuke -16-9). Thus, ZywOo and his teammates reached the final of the upper grid. There they met Movistar Riders, who they defeated 2-0 (Overpass - 16-10, Inferno - 16-7) and advanced to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. There apEX and its teammates met Ukrainian team Monte. And Vitality sensationally lost with the score 0:2, which ended their way in the tournament. The 5th-8th places in the standings brought $35,000 in prize money to the players.
At the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, apEX and his teammates were placed in Group A after the group stage draw. The debut match of the famous team was against BetBoom Team. Bo1 match ended in defeat for Vitality with the score 14-16 on the map Mirage.
Statistics of the last results of Team Vitality:
- Defeat by BetBoom Team with a score of 14-16
- A 0-2 defeat to Monte.
- 2-0 win over Movistar Riders
- 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Victory over ORKS with the score 2:0
FaZe Clan uniform
FaZe Clan are having a successful season in general, first of all financially, although they have lost some ground recently. Their season started with 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and $27,500. Their performance at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 ended with 7th-8th place and $24,000 in prize money. The main achievement this year for FaZe Clan team can already be confidently called the championship at ESL Pro League Season 17, which brought not only $200,000, but also the victory in the fourth season of Intel Grand Slam, and this is an additional $1,000,000 in prize money. Among the big events, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is also worth mentioning. There FaZe Clan took the 5th-8th places and earned $45,000. Then Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for karrigan and his teammates on 3-4th place, this result brought $20,000. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, FaZe Clan finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned an additional $20,000 in prize money. The European club travelled to BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 where they finished in 1st-3rd place, earned $27,500 and received a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. FaZe Clan also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. There the team took 9th-12th place and received a consolation prize of $16,000 in prize money. At the big LAN-tournament Gamers8 2023 FaZe Clan took 9-16th place and received $15,000 prize money.
Before IEM Sydney 2023 the legendary FaZe Clan team played at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they started their journey in Group C. Their first opponent was 9z Team. A 2-0 victory (Nuke - 16-14, Inferno - 16-3) secured karrigan and his teammates a place in the semifinals of the winners. There in full bo3 series FaZe Clan defeated Fnatic (Ancient - 12-16, Inferno - 16-14, Nuke - 16-3) and guaranteed their place in play-offs. After losing to Natus Vincere with the score 0:2, FaZe Clan entered the final stage of the tournament. There karrigan and Ledge team defeated the future champions from MOUZ on two maps in a row. The 9th-12th places at the championship brought $25,000 prize money to the players.
FaZe Clan started their way to the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 in Group A with a 15-19 defeat to GamerLegion on the Nuke map.
FaZe Clan's latest results statistics:
- Defeat by GamerLegion with a score of 15-19
- Defeat by MOUZ with the score 0:2
- Defeat by Natus Vincere with the score 0:2
- 2:1 win over Fnatic
- 2:0 win over 9z Team
History of matches Team Vitality - FaZe Clan
Since the beginning of the current year the participants of this match have played against each other three times. All three matches ended with the victory of Team Vitality with the score 2:0.
Predicted result of the match Team Vitality - FaZe Clan
Team Vitality consistently outplay karrigan and his teammates. Bo3 format does not promise any sudden changes in this trend, although the question of adaptation of teams to Counter-Strike 2 remains open. Let's bet on the victory of Team Vitality.
Bookmakers & Statistics
FaZe Clan are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.053. Vitality, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 9.413.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | Vitality | FaZe Clan |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 4 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 21 matches with each other. In these battles Vitality got 11 victories while FaZe Clan managed to take 10 matches.