Match Prediction: Vitality - G2 Esports | CS2 (CS:GO)
Gamers8 2023The European derby between G2 Esports and Team Vitality will take place in the semi-finals of Gamers8 2023. The winner will advance to the championship finals, while the loser will place in the top 4 and earn $80,000 in prize money. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the two teams will be stronger in this confrontation? 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.
G2 Esports uniforms
German esports organisation G2 Esports started the current year on a Major note. First, the team took 1st-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. There, G2 Esports defeated Virtus.pro in a full bo3 series (Mirage - 11-16, Inferno - 16-9, Vertigo - 16-12) to advance to the semi-finals.
G2 Esports latest results stats:
- Victory over Virtus.pro with a score of 2:1
- Victory over 9INE with the score 2:1
- Defeated ENCE 3:1
- 2:0 win over Astralis
- 2:1 win over Team Vitality
Team Vitality uniform
Team Vitality had a far from perfect start to the season. The European team started this year with 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, followed by 5th-8th place 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.
Prior to the trip to Riyadh, Team Vitality travelled to the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. Team Vitality made it directly into the group stage, bypassing the Play-In stage matches. The draw placed the European team in Group B. In the top set, the team easily defeated such opponents as OG and MOUZ with a score of 2:0 and made it to the final winner's bracket, guaranteeing themselves a place in the play-offs. ZywOo and his Ledge team defeated G2 Esports in a full bo3 series to advance to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. There the European team outplayed Cloud9 2-0 (Mirage - 16-11, Inferno - 19-17) and advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament. ENCE gave a worthy rebuff to Vitality, and for the European club this match became the last one. The defeat with the score 1:2 ensured Team Vitality 3-4th place and $80,000 prize money.
The organisers of the Gamers8 2023 tournament invited Team Vitality to participate in the $1,000,000 competition. The draw determined the first opponent for ZywOo and the Brazilian team from MIBR. The Brazilian team could not oppose the European club. The victory with the score 2:0 (Anubis - 16-7, Inferno - 16-8) took Team Vitality to the quarter-finals of the championship. After defeating Natus Vincere on two maps in a row (Mirage - 16-2, Nuke - 16-11), the European club advanced to the semi-finals.
Statistics of Team Vitality's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Natus Vincere
- 2-0 win over MIBR
- 1:2 defeat to ENCE
- 2:0 win over Cloud9
- 1:2 defeat by G2 Esports
Match History of G2 Esports - Team Vitality
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have played against each other four times. Three victories were won by Team Vitality players, while G2 Esports won only once.
Predicted result of the match G2 Esports - Team Vitality
Both teams are in great playing form and are among the top teams in the world at the moment. Let's bet on the total of cards more than 2.5.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in Vitality victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.527. According to bookmakers data, G2 Esports are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 3.227.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | Vitality | G2 Esports |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 5 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 8 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 20 matches with each other. And Vitality won 10 times while G2 Esports correspondingly became the winner 10 times.