Prediction on match CS2 Virtus.pro - Vitality

Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! Stage 3 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 is in full swing, and today promises exciting matches. Why is Stage 3 so important? Because it's where the 16 best teams in the world are competing for playoff spots. Among them, we highlight the clash between VP vs. Team Vitality, and while the teams are preparing, we continue sharing CS2 betting tips and our own thoughts on the matchup.

How the bookies view it: Vitality favorite

Before making a more detailed CS2 betting prediction for the VP vs. Vitality match at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, let's talk about the favourite of the match. You’re likely very familiar with both teams already. Vitality begin their Major journey directly from Stage 3, while VP had to fight through Stage 2.

Most bookmakers consider Team Vitality the clear favorite, as they remain one of the strongest teams in the world. However, that reputation took a slight hit after their recent shocking 3-13 loss to Legacy. That defeat likely gave them extra motivation to come back strong.

Vp form. What result can be expected from Virtus.pro

Our betting tips and CS2 picks for the VP vs. Vitality matchup begin with analyzing Vp form.

Vp is a well-known team that plays in many qualifiers and tournaments. Since 2023, they have played in three TIR-A tournaments. These were BB Playlist.Urbanistic, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, and BB Playlist.Freeddom. At two of BB's "home" championships, Vp made it to the top 8, but at the European RMR, things were even less happy - top 14.

Then Vp made a breakthrough by winning ESL Challenger Katowice 2023. The victory there allowed them to qualify for the ESL Pro League Season 18.

Among the victories, CCT Online Finals #2 is also worth mentioning. They defeated Team Spirit in the grand final and earned $100 000, which is quite good.

Vp roster: FL1T, fame, FL4MUS, electronic, ICY.

Before ESL Pro League S18, VP attended several tournaments but failed to reach high placements. Their opening match in S18 was against Team Liquid, and they won a hard-fought Bo3 series 2-1. They then faced G2 Esports and lost, despite putting up a fight and taking a map. This loss sent them to the lower bracket, where they beat Eternal Fire and once again defeated Liquid to reach the playoffs. However, they were eliminated after a surprising loss to 9z in their first playoff match, finishing 16th overall.

Just before BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, VP played and won DreamHack Atlanta’s ESL Challenger, beating Apeks 2-0 in the final. In BLAST Premier Spring Groups, they beat BIG and Cloud9, then defeated BIG again in the group final to qualify for the Spring Final.

At IEM Katowice 2024, VP had a poor showing, finishing in the top 20. At the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen, they placed top 2 in the European RMR A and qualified for IEM Dallas 2024.

At the Copenhagen Major, VP started in the elimination stage. After an initial loss to Imperial, they beat paiN and Heroic to go 2-1, but then fell to Eternal Fire and G2 Esports, resulting in elimination.

At IEM China 2024, they reached the main stage but again lost to G2, finishing 6th. Following that, they took part in ESL Pro League S19 (top 8), IEM Dallas 2024 (top 12), and BB Dacha (top 6). In BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2024, VP finished top 3 in Group B, reaching the playoffs and ultimately finishing top 4 after losing to NaVi.

At the Esports World Cup (EWC), VP started strong, beating Complexity Gaming 2-0, then defeating Vitality 2-1 in playoffs before falling to G2 and finishing top 4.

In 2025, they haven’t played many big events yet, but have shown up at top-tier tournaments: IEM Katowice (top 6), PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 (top 11), BLAST Open Spring and PGL Bucharest (both top 8), IEM Melbourne (top 16), and PGL Astana (top 11). The experience is there, but the results are still inconsistent. However, at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, they cruised through Stage 2 with a clean 3-0 record, securing their spot in Stage 3.

Vitality form. What result can be expected from Vitality

We continue our CS2 betting picks with an analysis of Team Vitality form.

After the triumphant Paris Major, Vitality said goodbye to Dupreeh, and flameZ took his place. The ‘newcomer’ Vitality has already managed to adapt and demonstrates a good level of play and has good statistics. By the way, he started his ascent to the big stage with OG.

Vitality roster: apEX, ZywOo, mezii, ropz, flameZ.

Let's begin the story of the team with the 2023 season. In their debut match at IEM Cologne 2023, Vitality confirmed their status as one of the strongest Counter-Strike teams. After defeating OG, Vitality went up against MOUZ, whom the "Bees" crushed with scores of 16-4 and 16-5.

In the playoff seeding match, Vitality faced another top-tier team — G2 Esports. It was a close match, with Vitality narrowly taking a 19-17 win on Inferno in overtime, but then losing 10-16 on Vertigo and 8-16 on Mirage. In the playoffs, Vitality played against Cloud9 and came out victorious, but were then eliminated in the semifinals by ENCE with a 1-2 scoreline.

Finishing in the top 4 at IEM Cologne didn’t discourage Vitality — on the contrary, it only fueled their motivation. By the end of the year, the team secured three more titles: they took revenge on ENCE in the grand final of Gamers8 and defeated FaZe twice at BLAST events (Fall Final 2023 and World Final 2023).

Vitality kicked off the 2024 season in high spirits. Before participating in the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major 2024: European RMR B, the team competed in BLAST Premier: Spring Groups, where they had no trouble advancing through the group stage. At the RMR event, Vitality easily defeated GamerLegion and Heroic, dropping only 5 rounds across two maps. However, they then suffered a setback with a loss to Cloud9 but bounced back with a win over ENCE to secure a spot at the Major.

At the first Major tournament of the season — PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major 2024 — Vitality reached the top 4 but were eliminated by FaZe Clan. They then took part in ESL Pro League Season 19, where they again confidently made it to the grand final, though were decisively defeated by MOUZ.

At IEM Dallas 2024 — one of the key tournaments ahead of EWC 2024 — Vitality started strong with a win over Monte and then easily beat G2 Esports. However, in the playoff seeding match, they unexpectedly lost 0-2 to 9z Team. In the playoffs themselves, they performed much better, defeating Heroic 2-0 and then Spirit, but ultimately losing to G2 Esports in the final.

Before participating in the Esports World Cup 2024, Vitality competed at BLAST Premier: Spring Final, where they placed in the top 4. At EWC 2024, Vitality started successfully with a win over M80, securing direct advancement to the playoffs.

At the "Riyadh Major," Vitality finished in the top 8 — a result that was below expectations for the team. However, they proved their elite status by winning Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024. At the end of the season, they played at PW Shanghai Major 2024, where they made it to the main stage but were knocked out in the very first round by FaZe.

After that, the team played at such tournaments as IEM Katowice 2025, BLAST Open Lisbon 2025, IEM Melbourne 2025, BLAST Rivals Season 1 and IEM Dallas 2025 and won all of them, keeping their winning streak alive. Blast.tv Austin Major 2025 Vitality started with a loss to Legacy, but went on to defeat Nemiga and 3DMAX and are on course for their nattsup victory.

Recent head to head

VP and Vitality have played 10 times recently, with Vitality leading the head-to-head 6-4. While this match isn’t a grudge match, both teams are highly motivated to win and advance to the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 playoffs.

Players to watch: FL1T and ZywOo

To help you know who to look out for, we'd like to highlight players FL1T (Vp) and ZywOo (Vitality). They demonstrate the best statistical indicators and lead their teams.

Which maps does Virtus.pro pick and ban most often?

For a more detailed analysis, see the map statistics of both teams for the last month.

Strong maps

• Dust2: Highest win percentage (100%) with 1 matches played.
• Inferno: High win percentage (100%) with 2 matches played.
• Anubis: Stable win percentage (100%) with 1 matches played.

Average results

• Mirage: average winning percentage (50%) with 4 matches played.
• Ancient: average winning percentage (50%) with 2 matches played.

Weak maps

• Train: low win percentage (0%) with 1 matches played.

Which maps does Vitality pick and ban most often?

Strong maps

• Dust2: high win percentage (100%) with 4 matches played.
• Mirage: high win percentage (100%) with 3 matches played.
• Inferno: high win percentage (80%) with 5 matches played.

Average results

• Nuke: average winning percentage (66.7%) with 3 matches played.

Weak maps

• Train: low win percentage (0%) with 1 matches played.

Predicted result of the match between VP and Vitality at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025

While most analysts are leaning toward a Team Vitality win, this is not an easy match to call. Both teams are performing well this season and have the potential to make playoffs. In our opinion, Vitality appear slightly stronger heading into this matchup. Fans should expect a tense, thrilling battle.

Bottom line: Vitality wins.