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

Virtus.Pro's new roster (ex-AVANGAR) will oppose to Mousesports at their debut match at EPICENTER 2019 CS:GO. The winner will get defined on two or three maps and the losing team will not leave the competition because of the format of the group stage.

The teams have met with each other during the whole season and the last meeting was held at CS:GO Asia Championships 2019, where mice celebrated the victory.

ex-AVANGAR showed themselves great at the beginning of the autumn when they made it to the grand final of StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 and won at BLAST Pro Series: Moscow 2019, however, the further results worsened and at the last championships, the team did not reach anything better than the 5-6 position.

Meanwhile, Mousesports are in a great shape and they won the last three championships they participated in - CS:GO Asia Championships 2019, ESL Pro League Season 10 - Finals and cs_summit 5. By the way, the team had a substitute at the BTS tournament and, as for the grand final, they had even two substitutes.

Despite the fact that Mousesports are considered to be favorites, we will lean towards the CIS team as the players are going to play for a new tag and Mousesports may have problems because of their long flight from Los Angeles. Additionally, the captain of the team, karrigan, can miss the match due to his visa problem.