ENCE and Vitality will meet in the quarterfinals of the IEM Cologne 2022 group stage. Frankly speaking, the Danish-French team showed some kind of horror in the previous stage of the championship, not only losing to the Spaniards, but almost flying off from Sprout.
Of course, the latest ENCE results can be drawn here by the ears, but in two weeks the team obviously had a rest and came up with something new. Plus, against the background of Vitality, the wards of sAw can still feel like favorites, since the opponent again shows clear gaps in mutual understanding.
Therefore, even the equality in victories in face-to-face meetings does not mean anything to me, since in this case ENCE seems to be the favorite.
Form ENCE
The third team in the world rankings took second place at IEM Dallas 2022, after which ENCE began to have problems caused by many factors.
First, the team is clearly tired. Secondly, many have simply become accustomed to the lightning-fast style of the team, which breaks the pace too often. Thirdly, in places ENCE was simply unlucky.
Hence the two failures at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022 and Roobet Cup 2022, where sAw's wards were far behind the TOP-4. And ENCE did not stand out much in terms of the game, but I still want to give the team a discount for past merits.
Latest ENCE results:
- Lost to OG with a score of 0:2.
- Defeat from Vitality with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:1.
- Defeated by FaZe Clan with a score of 0:2.
Best ENCE cards:
- Vertigo - 78% of wins.
- Nuke - 75% win rate.
- Ancient - 70% of wins.
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
It is worth recalling that the team has been refusing the Inferno map for a long time.
Form Vitality
The fifth team in the world ranking took second place in the recent BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022, although they lost to NAVI without a chance in the grand final.
As for the performances of the Danish-French team at IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In, I want to cry. I'll start with the fact that there are no questions and cannot be about the victory over TYLOO.
However, further Vitality managed to lose to Movistar Riders, without showing itself at all. Well, at the end of the Play-In stage, the team almost lost to Sprout, failing to maintain a slight advantage on Vertigo. I think that after such a ward zonic will go to swim even deeper.
Vitality's latest results:
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2:1.
- Lost to NAVI with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over TYLOO with a score of 16:9.
- Defeated by Movistar Riders with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Sprout with a score of 2:1.
Best Vitality cards:
- Dust 2 - 70% win rate.
- Overpass - 62% of wins.
- Nuke - 57% win rate
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
In turn, the Danish-French team continues to refuse the Ancient map.
Statistics of meetings ENCE — Vitality
Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:
- The victory of ENCE within the framework of ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:0.
- Vitality's victory at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022 with a score of 2:0.
Interestingly, the teams played on four different maps: Dust 2, Mirage, Nuke and Overpass.
Prediction for the match ENCE — Vitality
To be honest, I'm counting on a small comeback from ENCE, as the team has been in a fever for a month. In turn, I don't expect anything from Vitality anymore - the guys play too straightforwardly even for themselves.
And if the story with the match against Movistar Riders repeats itself, and it repeats itself, then the Danish-French team will again be in the role of catching up. Yes, and it makes no sense to repeat about the problems of Vitality, which the players have already beaten a hundred times in their interviews.
Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the ENCE team, which is still more interesting on the Vertigo, Nuke and Mirage maps.
