Match Prediction: Heroic - Virtus.pro | CS2 (CS:GO)

The next quarter-final match of the final stage of Thunderpick World Championship 2023 will be a match between the Scandinavian team Heroic and Virtus.pro. The loser will leave the tournament. The format of the match is bo3. How great are Heroic's chances of success in this match? Let's find out.

Within this betting discussion, let's delve into the participants' performances throughout this year and scrutinize their displays in the previous professional tournament. We aim to anticipate how this upcoming match will conclude on the best CSGO betting sites, providing comprehensive insights for enthusiasts seeking informed predictions.

Heroic's uniform

Although the Scandinavian team is not setting records for tournament attendance this year, Heroic are clearly the standout performers. A 4th-6th place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 secured the team a slot in the Spring Final, while a silver medal at the legendary Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 earned them $180,000. Also of note were second place finishes at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B and Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023. Heroic performed well at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, taking 3-4th places and earning $100,000 in total. The BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 ended extremely well for Heroic. The team was able to take the win and earn $200,000. The 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 earned the team $27,500 and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, Xizt's team finished in the top 6 of the tournament and earned $40,000. In the Single-Elimination meat grinder at Gamers8 2023 Heroic finished in 3-4th place in the standings, earning $80,000. But the failure at ESL Pro League Season 18, where the team took the last place, led to radical changes in the lineup. Stavn, jabbi and cadiaN went into inactivity, while Heroic's main roster was replenished with dupreeh.

Prior to the Thunderpick World Championship 2023 play-offs, Heroic competed in the Roobet Cup 2023. The draw placed Heroic in Group A. In the opening match, the Scandinavian club defeated Aurora Gaming 2-1 (Overpass - 14-16, Nuke - 13-9, Mirage - 13-8). Sjuush and his teammates lost the full bo3 series in the winner's match against FURIA Esports and went to the final match of the group. The rematch against Aurora Gaming ended in a 1-2 defeat. As a result, Heroic took 9th-12th place.

Heroic received a direct invitation to Thunderpick World Championship 2023 from the tournament organisers. Chr1zN and sirah, representing The International hereses MOUZ NXT, play as substitute players for the team at this tournament. Heroic played their first match against Nouns Gaming who they beat 2-1 (Nuke - 13-5, Mirage - 11-13, Vertigo - 13-4). The match against BIG ended with Heroic's victory with the same result (Ancient - 9-13, Nuke - 13-7, Vertigo - 13-9). Thus the team qualified for the play-offs.

Statistics of Heroic's last results:

• Victory over BIG with a score of 2-1
• Victory over Nouns Esports with the score 2:1
• 1:2 defeat to Aurora Gaming
• 1:2 defeat by FURIA Esports
• 2:1 win over Aurora Gaming

Virtus.pro uniform

Russian esports club Virtus.pro cannot boast of much activity on the professional scene this year. The collective started its active activity in March with a 5-8th 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. 5th-8th place at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Open Qualifier #2 deprived VP of the opportunity to travel to Australia for the LAN tournament, while the same result at Gamers8 2023 brought the team $35,000. Silver at the Dunav Party LAN provided the players with $10,000. At ESL Pro League Season 18, Virtus.pro took 13th-16th places and earned $20,000 in prize money. CCT East Europe Series #3 finished for VP in 5th-8th place.

The previous tournament for VP was Roobet Cup 2023. Virtus.pro were placed in Group B as a result of the draw. The opening match against Team Spirit ended with a 2-1 victory for VP (Ancient - 7-13, Overpass - 13-4, Mirage - 13-9). The match against Movistar Riders was even less competitive for Jame and the team. After outplaying their opponent on two maps (Ancient - 13-7, Overpass - 13-6), Virtus.pro advanced to the play-offs. According to the results of the draw, VP met OG in the quarter-finals. With a 2-0 victory (Inferno - 13-9, Overpass - 13-11), the Russian club travelled to the semi-finals, where they defeated the Brazilians from FURIA Esports in a full bo3 series (Mirage - 13-16, Inferno - 13-10, Ancient - 13-7). The final test for the Russian team was the Ukrainian club Monte. A 2-1 win (Overpass - Anubis - Mirage - ) secured the VP championship and $150,000 in prize money.

Thunderpick World Championship 2023 Long Sogpegoval for Virtus.pro in Group A. VP outplayed Ninjas in Pyjamas in a complete bo3 series (Overpass - 8-13, Ancient - 13-3, Inferno - 13-10). The winner's match against Cloud9 ended in a 1-2 loss, which sent VP to the decider match. After defeating Fnatic 2:1 (Overpass - 13-2, Inferno - 20-22, Ancient - 13-10), the team headed to the quarter-finals of the play-offs.

Statistics of Virtus.pro's latest results:

• 2-1 win over Monte
• 2:1 win over FURIA Esports
• 2:0 win over OG
• 2:1 win over Fnatic
• 1:2 defeat to Cloud9

Heroic vs Virtus.pro Match History

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 Heroic - Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro just yesterday won a tournament with a similar level of opponent. It should also be taken into account that Heroic play with stand-ins and regularly lose at least one card. Let's bet on a card total greater than 2.5.