Match Prediction: Vitality - Outsiders | CS2 (CS:GO)

Vitality and Outsiders will meet in the quarterfinals of ESL Pro League Season 16. It must be said right away that the Danish-French team rested for a whole month, and who knows what condition zonic's players are in now.

What we do know for sure, however, is that the Outsiders continue to surprise as I personally didn't expect to see a team this far. And the day before, the team showed character, having managed to turn the series around with FURIA.

If we are talking about this particular fight, then I would not consider Vitality a favorite. Yes, there is ZywOo, which gives the best championship of the season. However, in addition to that, Vitality has a bunch of other difficulties that stem from not the most confident interactions on the server.

So here I would look at the Outsiders map as the team can play both Inferno and Vertigo/Dust 2 cool.

Form Vitality

The tenth team in the world ranking has renewed its roster again, this time signing Spinx. As a result, the Danish-French team came to BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 in Copenhagen, where they played well in the group, but then moved on to the Play-In and did not even make it to the autumn finals of the season.

Some time later, Vitality arrived at the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, where they got five victories in the class, losing only two maps.

And yet, in a month, the team could greatly lose their condition, as well as prepare for it. As for the rest, a shadow of doubt stretches behind Vitality, as the team left an imprint of their extremely unstable game in their memory.

Vitality's latest results:

• Victory over Endpoint with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 2:0.
• 2:1 victory over fnatic.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.

Best Vitality cards:

• Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
• Inferno - 71% of wins.
• Vertigo - 62% of wins.
• Overpass - 60% of wins.

At the same time, the Danish-French team continues to refuse the Ancient map.

Form Outsiders

The sixteenth team in the world ranking, even before their long vacation, failed at IEM Cologne 2022, where they failed to get into the playoffs, but at the same time suffered two defeats.

Nevertheless, the Russian team came to the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16. Here, Outsiders got their ordinary victories, as they say in the class, as well as caused inconvenience to FaZe Clan.

As for the start of the playoffs, here the team managed to get past FURIA, showing a very good game on the last two maps. And now we can ignore the failure on Ancient, because here we definitely won’t see it.

Latest Outsiders results:

• Victory over FTW with a score of 2:0.
• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:1.

Best Outsiders cards:

• Inferno - 73% of wins.
• Vertigo - 71% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 60% of wins.

In turn, the Russian team does not change itself, continuing to refuse the Nuke card.

Vitality vs Outsiders match statistics

Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:

• Vitality's victory at ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:0.
• Outsiders win at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a score of 16:8.

However, do not forget that since then the teams have made changes in their lineups.

Prediction for the match Vitality — Outsiders

As I said above, for me Vitality is not such a clear favorite. Yes, there is a sniper who played out in the group stage.

However, this month-long break can greatly affect the form of the Danish-French team. Moreover, the opponent has now gained his condition, modifying his style.

In general, judging by the coefficients, Vitality should win. However, the opponent can definitely cause trouble, given the recent matches on Vertigo and Inferno.

Therefore, here I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the Outsiders team.