Match Prediction: Vitality - Astralis | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Vitality and Astralis will meet as part of the opening match of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 group stage. It's very interesting to watch dev1ce return to the big stage, especially against Vitality.

However, I would not blindly believe in the Danish-French team, which at the start of the season can go wrong again and show a bad result. And in December, Vitality did not stand out in any way, showing default instability.

As for the Danes, they had time to work on their game, although it did not work out online in December. However, a lot of attention is now riveted to Astralis, and the team will definitely perform under pressure.

And yet, here I would take a closer look at the map from Astralis, since this team has definitely become stronger and, against the backdrop of the remaining problems, Vitality can shoot.

Form Vitality

The eleventh team in the world ranking did not show anything in the main stage of IEM Rio Major 2022, where they scored only one victory over FaZe Clan, but after that they flew out with absolutely toothless defeats from MOUZ and ENCE.

Then the Danish-French team went to the BLAST Premier World Final 2022, but even there, apart from the victory over NAVI, they showed nothing.

In general, to sum up, Vitality continues to fill bumps, but nothing changes. The team both played from the sniper and continued to play, and without any common idea.

Well, now, when the team is not actually preparing, there is a chance to see ZywOo's decline again and plunge into the hole.

Vitality's latest results:

• Lost to MOUZ with a score of 17:19.
• Lost to ENCE with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to OG with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 1:2.

Best Vitality cards:

• Inferno - 62% of wins.
• Nuke - 50% win rate.
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.

At the same time, the Danish-French team continues to refuse the Ancient map.

Astralis shape

The eighteenth team of the world ranking took too long with its restructuring, which directly affected the results and overall preparation for the new season.

Of the latter, the Danish team failed in the playoffs of CCT North Europe Series 2, but at the same time managed to reach the final at CCT Central Europe Series 4.

Nevertheless, in a month Astralis could train a lot and come up with at least some logic. However, even by the names the team looks great, except for the riddle of the young and not fired Buzz.

Astralis latest results:

• Defeat from HEET with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over ECSTATIC with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over 1WIN with a score of 2:1.
• 2-0 victory over Apeks.
• Lost to Copenhagen Flames with a score of 1:2.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 62% of wins.
• Ancient - 60% of wins.
• Mirage - 50% of wins.

In turn, the Danish team will now choose between Vertigo and Anubis.

Vitality vs Astralis Match Statistics

The teams played four games last season:

• Vitality's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage with a score of 16:8.
• Vitality's victory at IEM Dallas 2022 with a score of 16:12.
• Astralis won at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 with a score of 19:17.
• Astralis won at BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe with a score of 2:1.

However, we must not forget that at that time the Danes did not yet have dev1ce.

Prediction for the match Vitality — Astralis

Vitality showed a very bad game, and I can hardly believe that the team was able to improve, because there were too many problems and they were beyond the specifics of the game itself.

In turn, Astralis should be looked at from a perspective point of view, since the team has noticeably increased its fire potential with the arrival of dev1ce. Considering the signing of Buzz and the blunders of the young one that was before, it certainly will not be worse.

Plus, the Danes look good on Nuke and Mirage, where Vitality has eternal confusion and randomness. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the Astralis team.