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

Let's move on to the final stage of the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023, where teams like Monte and Virtus.pro will face off in the first match. The winner will advance to the finals where they will compete for the $50,000 grand prize and a trip to EPL Season 19, while the loser will take 3-4th place in the standings and will be awarded $10,000 in prize money. The match format is bo3. Will sdy and the team be able to extend their winless streak at this championship? We will find out very soon.

In this CSGO gambling discussion, delve into the current performances of the participants in this match, assess their previous showings in professional tournaments, and predict the potential outcome of this encounter.

Monte's form

Monte are having an extremely busy playing year this year, constantly competing in various online events and qualifying for bigger tournaments. In January, third place in the European Pro League Season 5 brought the club $3,000 in prize money. The team did not qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023, winning the Open Qualifier, but finished in 5th-6th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023: European Qualifier. The next European Pro League season ended more favourably for Monte. The victory brought the team $11,000. Since the second half of March sdy and his team have been systematically gaining momentum. The Ukrainian club won CCT West Europe Series #2, ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe and CCT Central Europe Series #5, earning a total of $64,000 in prize money. April for Monte was marked by a silver medal at CCT Central Europe Series #6. Further successful performances at CCT series tournaments in May pale before the participation of Ukrainians in the only and last Major tournament of this year on CS:GO - BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. The team sensationally reached the Champions stage and lost to GamerLegion in the quarter-finals of the tournament with a score of 0:2. The 5th-8th place at the Major event brought the players $45,000. Before participating in Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, Monte tried to qualify for the LAN tournament Gamers8 2023. In the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier, the Ukrainian team failed to advance far. In the first match of the qualifiers sdy and the team faced Espionage, to whom they lost on the map Nuke with a score of 12-16 and left the qualification. 9th-12th place at IEM Cologne 2023 provided the team with $16,000. Also worth noting is the 3-4th place in the standings of such tournaments as CCT Central Europe Series #7, CCT East Europe Series #1 and Pinnacle Cup V, which in total brought the Ukrainian team $15,000 in prize money. And at CCT North Europe Series #7 Monte won silver medal, earning another $15,000. At RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023 the Ukrainian club took the 5th-6th place and was left without prize money. In ESL Pro League Season 18 Monte managed to get into the top-4 and earned $50,000. The 7th-8th place at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 provided the Ukrainian club with $6,000 in prize money. Monte also won silver at the Roobet Cup 2023, earning $50,000.

The previous professional tournament for Monte was the Thunderpick World Championship 2023. Based on the draw results, sdy and the team travelled to Group B. The opening match against Wildcard Gaming ended in a 2-0 victory for Monte (Overpass - 13-2, Anubis - 13-6). The match against FaZe Clan was not so easy. Monte Ledge had two maps and went to play the decisive match against SAW. Sdy and his teammates defeated the Portuguese team with the result 2:0 (Vertigo - 13-10, Anubis - 13-9) and entered the championship play-offs. In the quarter-finals Monte defeated Team Spirit on two maps in a row (Nuke - 13-8, Vertigo - 16-12). In the semifinals they faced Virtus.pro. The full bo3 series ended with a 1:2 defeat for Monte. The 3-4th place in the tournament provided the Ukrainian club with $50,000 in prize money.

Upon arrival at the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023 Monte went to Group A. In the first match the team confidently defeated Chinese TYLOO with a score of 13-5 on the map Anubis. And later sdy and his teammates defeated Nouns Esports in the winner's bracket on Ancient map with 13-8. This performance allowed Monte to advance to the play-offs.

Statistics of Monte's recent results:

• A 13-8 win over Nouns Esports
• A 13-5 win over TYLOO.
• Defeat by SINNERS Esports with a score of 1-2.
• 1:2 defeat by Looking4Org
• 1:2 defeat by Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro uniform

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 a 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. 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 on the 5th-8th places. Virtus.pro won the Roobet Cup 2023 and took the top prize of $150,000.

The previous professional event for Virtus.pro was Thunderpick World Championship 2023. VP Long Sogpegged 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. VP defeated Heroic on two maps (Vertigo - 13-11, Overpass - 13-10) and advanced to the semi-finals, where they defeated the Ukrainian team Monte (Overpass - 6-13, Anubis - 13-8, Mirage - 19-16). But VP was not destined to win the championship. Defeat by FaZe Clan with the score 0:2 secured the silver medal and $100,000 prize money.

ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023 started for Virtus.pro in Group B. The opening match against 3DMAX went well, with Jame and his teammates winning on the Ancient map with a score of 13-9. Next Virtus.pro Ledge and MIBR in a winner-take-all match with a 22-25 score on the Ancient map. Thus the team went to the decider match, where their opponent was GamerLegion. Having defeated GamerLegion on two maps in a row (Ancient - 13-7, Vertigo - 13-10), the Russian club made it to the play-offs stage.

Statistics of Virtus.pro's latest results:

• A 2-0 win over GamerLegion
• 22-25 defeat of MIBR
• Victory over 3DMAX with the score 13-9
• Defeat by FaZe Clan with the score 1:2
• Victory over Monte with the score 2:1

Monte vs Virtus.pro Match History

Since the beginning of the current year the participants of this match have played against each other twice. Monte lost both matches. In the Roobet Cup 2023 VPs won 2:1 (Overpass - 13-10, Anubis - 10-13, Mirage - 13-4). The teams last played at Thunderpick World Championship 2023, where Virtus.pro outplayed Monte with a similar result (Overpass - 6-13, Anubis - 13-8, Mirage - 19-16).

Predicted result of the match Monte - Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro has recently managed to find the keys to victory over the Ukrainian team, but specifically at this tournament Monte look quite confident. Let's bet on the total of cards more than 2.5.