Match Prediction: Virtus.pro - sAw | CS2 (CS:GO)
PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMRWelcome to EGamersWorld.
The big Counter-Strike 2 is back after a short break along with the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR matches. The first Major in CS2 is coming up.
Opening the battles in the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR will be Vp and sAw. The teams will play each other in the first round of the Swiss system in bo1 format.
Let's try to figure out which team will be stronger and get the first win on the way to PGL Copenhagen Major 2024.
Let's go.
Form Vp
Let's open the match with an analysis of Vp's form. In this match, they play the number one, with odds to win around 1.2.
Vp played in three TIR-A tournaments early last year. These were BB Playlist. Urbanistic, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, and also BB Playlist. Freeddom. At the two "home" championships from BB Vp were in the top 8, but at the European RMR everything was even less happy - top 14.
Then Vp made a breakthrough by winning at ESL Challenger Katowice 2023. The victory there allowed them to qualify for ESL Pro League Season 18.
Among the victories, CCT Online Finals #2 is also worth mentioning. They beat Team Spirit in the grand finals and earned $100,000, which is pretty good.
- Vp lineup: Jame, FL1T, fame, n0rb3r7, mir.
Before ESL Pro League Season 18 Vp visited Gamers8, where they didn't get further than the top 8, and Dunav Party LAN, where in the grand finals they got revenge for their defeat on CCT by Spirit.
In the first match of EPL Season 18, Vp's opponent was Team Liquid. The match, as expected, ended in a full-fledged, combative Bo3 with Vp winning 2-1.
Next up, VP played G2 Esports and legitimately Ledgeili, though they fought back and took the map. The defeat sent Vp to the lower grid, where they first beat Eternal Fire and then outplayed Liquid again, thus reaching the EPL play-offs.
Vp did not manage to play in the main stage. Vp lost their first match against 9z Team, which was a rather unexpected result. At the end of the EPL S18 Vp finished in the top 16.
Things are going well at the Roobet Cup. Vp won the first match against their compatriots from Spirit with a score of 2-1. Next up was a battle with Movistar Riders to qualify for the Roobet Cup 2023 play-offs, which ended 2-0 in favour of Vp, a solid 2-0.
The Roobet Cup 2023 itself was the pulse of Vp's triumph. They beat Monte 2-1 in the grand final, earning their first major win in a long time. Later there was Thunderpick World Championship 2023, where Vp also reached the final, but failed to beat FaZe and as a result - 0-2.
Before playing at BB Dacha Vp played at ESL Challenger Winter. There they reached the top 4, losing in the semi-finals to the future champions from Monte. BB Dacha itself was a very successful event for Vp: there they reached the finals and lost to Spirit 2-3 in a close series.
Just before the BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, where Vp were partnered with BLAST, they played the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023, where they won the championship, beating Apeks 2-0 in the grand finals.
On their way to the Group D finals, Virtus.pro defeated BIG and Cloud9. The former 2-0, the latter 2-1. In the grand final of their group at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, Vp beat BIG again and again with a score of 2-0, thus earning themselves a place at the spring finals. Next up was IEM Katowice 2024, where Vp failed, finishing in the top 20.
Vp Mapple
The best map for Vp remains Ancient, where Vp won 3 maps out of 3 played. Among the frequently played ones is Overpass - where Vp played 11 maps, out of which they won 9.
In the pool there is a good Anubis (3-1 on maps), Mirage (6 wins in 9 matches) and Inferno (7 wins in 11 games).
The worst choice for vp is Vertigo. It has 44% wins with 9 matches.
Form sAw
We continue the match breakdown with an analysis of sAw's match form. In this match they play as a number two, with odds on to win the match
They started the year with qualifications for ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference. There they shared the top 1. Then there were two Top 4s at CCT South Europe Series #2 and OMEN WGR Challenge 2023.
There were also appearances at major championships, such as ESL Pro League Season 17. However, it was not possible to get a high result, only TOP-28, but the experience of the game.
Later sAw took the top 8 at CCT North Europe Series #4, top 4 at ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe. In April 2023, sAw played at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, but failed to rise above the TOP-16. But they managed to do it later, at local tournaments.
This was the case at Masters League Portugal Season 11: Online, where sAw won the trophy by beating For the Win in the final. This was the case at ESL Masters Espana Season 13: Onilne Stage, ESL Masters Espana Season 13, CCT West Europe #4.
- Composition sAw: MUTiRiS, rmn, ewjerkz, story, arrozdoce.
Before taking part in CCT Online Finals #5 sAw played a lot of championships and, to be fair, they were good almost everywhere. They took top 2 at Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #2, CCT North Europe Series #6, Aveiro Techdays Cup 2023, Master League Portugal Season 12: Online Stage.
We also played in big tournaments, such as Thunderpick World Championship 2023, where unfortunately for us we couldn't rise above TOP-12. At the end of November we won Master League Portugal Season 12 and XL Games Clash 2023.
CCT Online Finals #5 sAw Long Sogpeg were very confident. They easily ran over Team Space in the first round of the top set, winning 2-0. What happened next was more difficult.
In the second round of CCT Online Finals #5 sAw met Aurora, who were stronger than the Portuguese. The match lasted 3 maps and sAw even won the first one, but it didn't go any further and as a result Aurora reached the semi-finals winning their series 1-2.
In the match for the third round of play-offs CCT Online #5 sAw met Zero Tenacity. The Portuguese had no problems passing their vis-a-vis, closing the series with a score of 2-0. Next was the same confident victory over Red Canids, but after that - a flight to the top 6 of the tournament after a loss from 9Pandas.
Before playing at PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR sAw played at YaLLa Compass Fall 2023, where they finished in the top 12. Already in 2024 they qualified for PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR, finishing in the Top 4 of PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 European Qualifier Top 4, and also attended the local event RTP Arena Cup 2024, where they easily finished in the Top 1.
Mappool sAw.
The most successful map for sAw is Nuke, where the Spaniards have 3 wins and 1 loss. Followed by Vertigo with a score of 2-1 and Ancient with a score of 3-2.
Neutral choices are Inferno and Anubis. Both maps have been played 4 times and on both maps the stats are 2-2.
The worst situation is on Overpass, where sAw won 2 matches out of 6.
Mirage are not playing.
History of head-to-head meetings Vp - sAw
The last time the teams crossed each other was at the RMR qualifiers. Then they also played Bo1 and Vp won there.
Predicted result of the match sAw - Vp at PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR
Vp has a much better chance to win. This can be seen both from the recent results, even despite the last failure in IEM Katowice 2024, and from the personal level of the players and, finally, from the history of personal games.
Bottom line: victory Vp.
VP (#8) vs. SAW (#28)
On 14.02.2024 at 14:00 there will be a BO1 match in CS2 (CS:GO) between Virtus.pro (Russia) and SAW (Portugal). The event takes place in the format of the Europe RMR A stage of the Major Championship PGL Copenhagen 2024 tournament. According to the list of odds for Virtus.pro vs SAW, Virtus.pro is considered the favourite of the match and bookmakers give the team a 75% chance to win. SAW is slightly stronger in terms of individual performance. The opening match of the tournament. In head-to-head matches, VP leads with a score of 2-0 on cards. Against common opponents are equal, both beat fnatic.
Prediction:
Not everything is as clear cut as FaZe in this encounter. VP is the clear favourite here, but with a successful peak SAW can take the match in their favour, the map is one, and let's say Nuke is stronger than SAW, and everything will depend on the peak. Pre-match I will support VP. But I will bet based on the peak
Bet:
VP - 10% of the pot
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Bookmakers & Statistics
Virtus.pro are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.294. sAw, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 4.32.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | Virtus.pro | sAw |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 7 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 4 matches with each other. In these battles Virtus.pro got 4 victories while sAw managed to take 0 matches.