Match Prediction: Vitality - GamerLegion | CS2 (CS:GO)
PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR BThe second qualification tournament for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 starts for teams from Europe. In the first round will play such teams as Team Vitality and GamerLegion. The format of the match is bo1. Which of the participants will start their way in the Swiss system with a victory? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed during the previous year, how they played their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Team Vitality's form
Team Vitality have had a great year of play, although they didn't start the previous season in the best way. The European squad started the year with a 1st-3rd place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, followed by 5th-8th place finishes 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. In 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 was victorious and earned the top prize of $400,000. Vitality also competed at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they managed to finish in the top 8. The 5th-8th places in the standings provided the players with $35,000 in prize money. At the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, Team Vitality finished in the top 16 and received a $4,000 consolation prize. ZywOo and his teammates ended the year as BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 champions, earning $200,000 as well as a slot in BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. The gaming year ended with a win at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, which earned the team a top prize of $500,000. Team Vitality started the new year with a win in Group A at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, which earned them $22,500 and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024.
The previous professional tournament that Team Vitality participated in was the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024. Team Vitality got past the Play-In stage and started their journey in Group B. In the first match, the team lost to ENCE in a full bo3 series and fell to the lower grid. There ZywOo and his teammates Ledge and Heroic with the result 1:2 and sensationally finished their participation in the cult tournament. The 13th-16th places provided the players with $10,000 in prize money.
Statistics of Team Vitality's last results:
- Defeat by Heroic with the score 1:2
- 1:2 loss to ENCE
- 2:1 win over Astralis
- 2:1 win over Team Falcons
- 1:2 defeat by Astralis
GamerLegion form
GamerLegion started the previous game year in a measured manner and gradually gained momentum. The first achievement of the team was the 3-4th place at CCT South Europe Series #2. After not so successful qualifications at IEM Rio and another tournament from CCT Gamer Legion won Thunderpick Bitcoin Series #2, earning $32,000. This was followed by qualifying for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where the team finished in second place and earned a slot in the only Major event of the year. In addition, Snax and his teammates won silver at CCT West Europe Series #1, RES Western European Masters: Spring 2023 and CCT North Europe Series #4, earning another $20,000. Also in March, the team won the Elisa Invitational Winter 2023, which earned them $12,500. The main achievement in the history of GamerLegion was the second place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and a record $170,000 in prize money for the team. 7th-8th place in the standings at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 provided GL with $24,000. In Saudi Arabia at Gamers8 2023, GamerLegion finished in 5th-8th place in the standings and received $35,000. But at ESL Pro League Season 18 the European club did not achieve such success, finishing in 17th-20th place and earned $15,000 in prize money. GamerLegion finished in 7th-8th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 and received $6,000 in prize money. A 5th-6th place finish in the standings at the Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 provided the players with $10,000. Rounding out the year for GL was a top-8 finish at BetBoom Dacha and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023. GamerLegion kicked off the 2024 year by competing at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024. For 9th-12th place, Snax and his teammates were awarded $8,500 and a slot in BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024.
After that, GamerLegion competed at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024. First, GamerLegion outscored the Americans from M80 13-10 on the Nuke map to advance to the second round of the Play-In stage. In the full bo3 series GL defeated Virtus.pro (Vertigo - 13-3, Inferno - 5-13, Overpass - 13-9) and went to the group stage of the tournament. Once in Group B, GamerLegion were able to outplay the Ukrainian team Monte 2-0 (Overpass - 13-8, Ancient - 13-5). But MOUZ became too tough a test for them. GL lost on two maps in a row and fell to the bottom of the net. A 1-2 defeat to Heroic deprived GamerLegion of any chance to qualify for the play-offs. Snax and his team earned $16,000 for 9th-12th place in the standings.
Statistics of GamerLegion's latest results:
- Defeat by Heroic with the score 1:2
- 0:2 loss to MOUZ
- Victory over Monte with the score 2:0
- 2:1 win over Virtus.pro
- 13-10 win over M80
Match History of Team Vitality - GamerLegion
Over the last year the participants of this confrontation have played against each other only once. In the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Grand Final, Team Vitality defeated GamerLegion 2-0 (Overpass - 16-6, Nuke - 16-13).
Predicted result of the Team Vitality vs GamerLegion matchup
Although Team Vitality disappointed their fans at the previous tournament, they are still the strongest team to end the 2023 Major year on a high note. Let's bet on Team Vitality's victory.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Vitality is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.192. This number in the favor of GamerLegion amounts 4.808. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | Vitality | GamerLegion |
5 matches (wins) | 2 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 4 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The competitors have held 4 matches. In these matches Vitality won 2 times, GamerLegion active consisits of 2 wins.