Match Prediction: Vitality - Cloud9 | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023The penultimate day of BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 will be marked by two semi-final matches, one of which will match Team Vitality and Cloud9. The winner will advance to the grand finals of the tournament, while the loser will place in the top 4 and will settle for $40,000 in prize money. The match format is bo3. Will Vitality continue to please us with their play at this tournament, or will we be upset? Let's find out.
In this CSGO gambling discussion, explore the current-year performances of the participants in this match, evaluate their past showings in professional tournaments, and speculate on the potential outcome of this encounter.
Team Vitality uniforms
Team Vitality have not had the best 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. At 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. ZywOo and his team also participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 where they finished in 3rd-4th place and won $80,000. At Gamers8 2023, a LAN event in Saudi Arabia with a prize pool of $1,000,000, Team Vitality was victorious and earned the top prize of $400,000. Vitality also competed at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they managed to finish in the top 8. The 5th-8th places in the standings provided the players with $35,000 in prize money.
At the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, apEX and his teammates were placed in Group A after the group stage draw. The debut match of the famous team was against BetBoom Team. The Bo1 match ended in a 14-16 defeat for Vitality on the Mirage map. In the lower grid, ZywOo and his teammates faced FaZe Clan. Team Vitality lost with the result 1:2 and sensationally left the tournament among the first. The 13th-16th place in the leaderboard brought the European club a consolation prize of $4,000.
Upon arrival at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023, ZywOo and his team were placed in Group B. Team Vitality outplayed Heroic in their opening match with a 2-0 win (Nuke - 13-6, Inferno - 13-9). After that Vitality defeated Complexity Gaming in a full bo3 series (Anubis - 13-2, Nuke - 13-16, Inferno - 13-7) and qualified for the semi-final play-offs.
Team Vitality's recent results stats:
- A 2-1 win over Complexity Gaming
- Victory over Heroic with the score 2:0
- Defeat by FaZe Clan with the score 1:2
- 14-16 defeat of BetBoom Team
- 0:2 defeat by Monte
Cloud9 uniforms
Cloud9 have attended almost all major international tournaments this year and are performing quite well. The year started for the Russian squad with 13-16th place at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 and $10,000 in prize money. Winning the RES Eastern European Masters: Spring 2023 ensured their participation in BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023. The next major championship in which Cloud9 participated was ESL Pro League Season 17, where the team finished second and earned $90,000. After that, HObbit and his teammates won the BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2023 to take home the $20,000 grand prize and a trip to the Spring Final. BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Cloud9 missed out after failing in the European RMR Decider against FaZe Clan. The 3-4th place at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 provided the Russian squad with another $20,000. Cloud9 won the Brazy Party and received an impressive $133,000. Next, the team headed to a series of LAN tournaments. At the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 and BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, C9 did not play their best and finished in 7th-8th place in the standings, earning a total of $16,000 in prize money. Heading to Cologne for the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, HObbit and the team finished in 5th-6th place for $40,000. A major tournament in Saudi Arabia, Gamers8 2023, ended with Cloud9 in 5th-8th place in the standings. Triumphs at RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023 and BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023 earned C9 $20,000 and a slot at the Fall Final. Unlike Season 17, ESL Pro League Season 18 was a complete failure for the Russian squad. The 21st-28th places earned a consolation prize of $8,000. At the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, Cloud9 took 9th-12th place in the standings and earned $5,000.
Earlier Cloud9 played in the Thunderpick World Championship 2023, where the team was placed in Group A. Their first opponent was Fnatic, which C9 defeated 2-1 (Ancient - 13-8, Overpass - 11-13, Inferno - 13-10). The derby against Virtus.pro ended with the victory of Boombl4 and his teammates in a full bo3 series (Vertigo - 5-13, Ancient - 13-6, Anubis - 13-8). Thus the team entered the play-offs stage. In the quarter-finals Cloud9 easily defeated BIG on two maps in a row (Inferno - 13-6, Nuke - 13-9). Then FaZe Clan were waiting for the Russian team, which C9 Ledge beat with the result 1:2. The 3-4th place provided Cloud9 with $50,000 in prize money.
Cloud9 started their way to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 in Group A. The confrontation with Natus Vincere ended with HObbit winning 2:1 (Anubis - 13-11, Ancient - 9-13, Inferno - 13-9). And in the match of winners the team once again defeated FaZe Clan with the score 1:2 and went to the quarter-finals of play-offs. There Cloud9 outplayed Heroic on two maps in a row (Nuke - 13-11, Inferno - 13-5), which allowed them to advance further on the grid.
Stats of Cloud9's recent results:
- 2-0 win over Heroic
- Defeat by FaZe Clan with the score 1:2
- Victory over Natus Vincere with the score 2:1
- Defeat by FaZe Clan with the score 1:2
- Victory over BIG with the score 2:0
Match history of Team Vitality - Cloud9
Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have played against each other three times. All three matches were won by Team Vitality. Last time the teams met in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. Then in the quarterfinals ZywOo and team defeated Cloud9 with a score of 2:0 (Mirage - 16-11, Inferno - 19-17).
Predicted result of the match Team Vitality - Cloud9
Team Vitality systematically outplayed Cloud9 earlier. The Russian players can win the card with the current play. In addition, the French club clearly looks better at this tournament. Let's bet on the victory of Team Vitality.