Match Prediction: G2 Esports - Virtus.pro | CS2 (CS:GO)
Gamers8 2023After a long and complete series in the first round of Gamers8 2023, the $1,000,000 LAN Championship in Saudi Arabia, Virtus.pro and G2 Esports managed to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament. The winner will advance to the semi-finals, while the loser will take the 5th-8th places and earn $35,000. The format of the match is bo3. Will the VPs be able to keep the big-name European tag? We will find out very soon.
In this betting tipNNEW you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Virtus.pro uniforms
Russian esports club Virtus.pro can't boast much activity on the professional scene this year. The collective started its active activity in March with the 5th-8th place on BetBoom Playlist. Urbanistic, which brought the VP $5,000. Qualification for the only and last Major on CS:GO, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, ended in failure for Virtus.pro. After that, another tournament from BetBoom, the BetBoom Playlist. Freedom, also saw Virtus.pro earn $5,000 for 5th-8th place in the standings. Virtus.pro's breakthrough came at ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, where the team emerged victorious and won the $50,000 grand prize. The FiReLEAGUE Battle 2023 showdown between VP and 9z Team ended with Virtus.pro winning the $100,000 prize money. At CCT Online Finals #2, the Russian team was victorious and won $100,000 by defeating Team Spirit in the tournament finals with a 2-0 score.
The last professional event Virtus.pro participated in was the European Open Qualification for the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. First, Virtus.pro defeated Academy Cybersport XP 16-5 on the Vertigo map. Next, VP outlasted The Prodigies with a 16-10 score on Anubis. A 16-12 win over EYEBALLERS on Vertigo secured the team's passage to the fourth round of qualification. On Inferno, the Russians lost to ThunderFlash with a score of 12-16 and finished their participation in Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Open Qualifier #2.
Virtus.pro faced FaZe Clan in the first round of the Gamers8 2023 tournament grid. The European club showed a decent performance on all three maps, but as a result VP won 2:1 (Mirage - 11-16, Inferno - 16-14, Overpass - 16-14).
Statistics of the last results of Virtus.pro:
- Victory over FaZe Clan with the score 2:1
- Defeat by ThunderFlash with the score 12-16
- Victory over EYEBALLERS with the score 16-12
- 16-10 win over The Prodigies
- 16-5 win over Academy Cybersport XP
G2 Esports uniforms
German esports organisation G2 Esports started the current year on a Major note. First, the team took 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, earning $27,500. G2 Esports' next event was the legendary tournament in Katowice, Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023. There, G2 Esports emerged victorious and the championship earned them $400,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 ended for the team with 9-12th place and $25,000. At the Major event in Paris, the Katowice champions did not have much success, finishing in 12th-14th place and failing to qualify for the Legends stage. G2 Esports also competed at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, where a 5th-6th place finish earned the team $10,000. BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 saw G2 Esports finish 3rd-4th in the standings to earn $40,000 in prize money. At BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, 7th-9th place earned HooXi and team $8,500 and a slot at BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023.
The previous championship for G2 Esports was the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. The team started their journey at the tournament with Group B, where they first defeated Astralis 2-1. In the semifinals of the grid winners HooXi and team outplayed FaZe Clan on two maps in a row and advanced to the group finals. G2 Esports defeated Team Vitality 2:1 (Inferno - 17-19, Vertigo - 16-10, Mirage - 16-8) and advanced to the semi-final play-offs of the tournament. A 2-0 victory over Astralis (Ancient - 16-12, Inferno - 16-9) allowed the team to reach the final of the competition. In the final game of IEM Cologne 2023, G2 Esports defeated ENCE 3-1 (Nuke - 16-4, Mirage - 16-10, Anubis - 13-16, Ancient - 16-9). The championship earned the team an impressive $400,000 prize and a slot at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024.
As a result of the draw for Gamers8 2023, G2 Esports' first opponent was Polish club 9INE. After losing the first map in overtime, G2 managed to win 2:1 (Vertigo - 17-19, Ancient - 16-12, Nuke - 16-12) and advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
G2 Esports recent results stats:
- 2-1 win over 9INE
- 3:1 win over ENCE
- Victory over Astralis 2:0
- Victory over Team Vitality with the score 2:1
- 2:0 victory over FaZe Clan
History of Virtus.pro - G2 Esports matches
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match Virtus.pro - G2 Esports
G2 Esports are rightfully one of the strongest teams in the world right now, while Virtus.pro are not shining with high achievements. Let's bet on the victory of G2 Esports.
We continue to follow the events at Gamers8, one of the biggest commercial tournaments of the season, where the strongest teams meet, aiming for the grand prize pool of $1,000,000.
There are only 7 teams left on the way to the $400,000 top prize, with Cloud9 and ENCE standing out. However, after this encounter, the number of participants vying for the top spot will be reduced.
The winner of the match between ENCE and Cloud9 will advance to the next stage, where they will meet the leader of the pair Heroic and GamerLegion. The losing team will finish their way through the tournament. The format of the meeting is best of 3, i.e. a game up to two wins
Virtus.pro's current formAfter the failed Thunderpick World Championship 2023 Europe Series 1 and IEM Sydney 2023 Europe Open Qualifier 2, the Virtus.pro team did well in their debut match at Gamers8 2023. Being the underdog, the team snatched victory from FaZe Clan.
Current form of G2 EsportsG2 is ranked 3rd in the ranking of the best CS:GO teams in the world. In August, the team won the IEM Cologne 2023 championship by defeating ENCE 3-1 in the finals. At the current tournament G2 Esports met with 9INE and won with a score of 2:1
Head-to-head history
The teams have not met yet this season.
Analysing the data and statistics, we can see that G2 Esports has an advantage over Virtus.pro both in terms of last months results and their players' personal statistics at the tournament. This could lead to the idea that G2 has a higher chance of winning this particular encounter.In this regard, a betting proposition on the success of G2 Esports with odds of 1.5
Bookmakers & Statistics
G2 Esports are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.447. Virtus.pro, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 2.934.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | G2 Esports | Virtus.pro |
5 matches (wins) | 5 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 7 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The competitors have held 27 matches. And G2 Esports won 18 times while Virtus.pro correspondingly became the winner 9 times.