FaZe Clan and Vitality will compete for the right to reach the finals of the IEM Dallas 2022 group stage. I doubt that the Danish-French team will master the current battle, since it is almost impossible to oppose something against the TOP-1 teams in the world. Yes, and FaZe Clan obviously continues to keep the bar high, not throwing even trifling matches.
FaZe Clan form
The first team of the world ranking became the winner of PGL Major Antwerp 2022, leaving no questions behind. After that, the team had a week to rest and, as practice shows, the guys did not lose their passion. So at the start of IEM Dallas 2022, the team defeated Encore without any problems. And in the upcoming match, FaZe Clan has no special obstacles, since the opponent has not gotten rid of his problems created by the management.
Latest FaZe Clan results:
- 2:1 victory over Copenhagen Flames.
- Victory over NIP with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over NAVI with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Encore with a score of 16:5.
Best FaZe Clan maps:
- Ancient - 100% win rate.
- Nuke - 100% win rate.
- Inferno - 70% win rate.
- Mirage - 67% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 62% of wins.
I believe that the team will again want to abandon the Vertigo card.
Form Vitality
The tenth team in the world ranking failed at PGL Major Antwerp 2022, failing to even make it to the playoffs. It can be seen that the Danish-French team is experiencing certain difficulties with mutual understanding, which I have been talking about tirelessly for the third month.
As for the start at IEM Dallas 2022, here Vitality managed to deal with Astralis. But if the team started great, then they started to let go of the situation. And it is clear that this team is still far from optimal conditions.
Vitality's latest results:
- Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 8:16.
- The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 16:12.
Best Vitality cards:
- Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
- Inferno - 67% of wins.
At the same time, the team continues to abandon the Ancient map.
FaZe Clan vs Vitality Match Statistics
As part of the current season, the teams held four meetings:
- Vitality's victory at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 19:15.
- FaZe Clan won at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 16:10.
- FaZe Clan's victory in the ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:0.
- FaZe Clan's victory in PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A with a score of 16:14.
Draw your own conclusions.
Prediction for the match FaZe Clan — Vitality
I doubt that Vitality will be able to compete with FaZe Clan, which continues to go ahead. And the ZywOo factor practically does not work in big matches, just like the rest of the team turns on occasionally.
At the same time, I don't see much point in picking cards, since karrigan and company have developed an excellent pool that they can build off of in any confrontation. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the FaZe Clan team with a score of 2:0.