Прогноз на матч CS2 MOUZ - Vitality

MOUZ and Vitality will meet in the lower bracket semi-finals of IEM Dallas 2022. For me personally, this match is interesting from the point of view that both teams are in a precarious state. But if nothing has been pressing on MOUZ for a long time, then many are waiting for a breakthrough from Vitality. And yet, I'm ready to believe in the Danish-French team, which looks much more confident against the background of the "mice".

MOUZ form

The 21st team in the world ranking qualified for IEM Dallas 2022 on their own, where they showed good CS. However, from the last one, we remember the team's failure in the qualifiers for ESL Challenger Valencia 2022, where it lost to Sprout twice.

As for the start within the framework of IEM Dallas 2022 itself, here MOUZ lost to ENCE, as expected, and also naturally outplayed Movistar Riders. But is it worth believing in a team whose captain is consistently turned off, while others do not pull? The question, as they say, remains open.

Latest MOUZ results:

• Defeated by Sprout with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over forZe with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by Sprout with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to ENCE with a score of 9:16.
• Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.

Best MOUZ cards:

• Ancient - 100% win rate.
• Vertigo - 75% of wins.
• Overpass - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 62% of wins.

Interestingly, in recent meetings, the team refused the Dust 2 map.

Form Vitality

The tenth team in the world ranking failed at the last PGL Major Antwerp 2022, being only a step away from reaching the playoffs. It can be seen that the Danish-French team continues to experience long-standing difficulties, showing not the most communicative CS.

As for the start at IEM Dallas 2022, here Vitality managed to deal with Astralis, but lost to FaZe Clan a few hours later. And yet, the team managed to compete with the reigning champion of the major, which inspires a certain confidence.

Vitality's latest results:

• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.
• Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Astralis with a score of 16:12.
• Defeated by FaZe Clan with a score of 0:2.

Best Vitality cards:

• Dust 2 - 67% of wins.
• Inferno - 67% of wins.
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.

At the same time, the team continues to abandon the Ancient map.

Match statistics MOUZ — Vitality

Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:

• Vitality's victory at IEM Katowice 2022 with a score of 2:1.
• Vitality's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A with a score of 2:1.

In both cases, the teams played on the Nuke map.

Prediction for the match MOUZ — Vitality

Given the experience of previous meetings, as well as the latest results of MOUZ, it is quite logical to see Vitality as a favorite. Yes, ZywOo doesn't always drag along a team that keeps thinking in different languages in terms of understanding their game style.

However, MOUZ is showing as ugly CS as you can imagine at TIER-1 level. And personally, I no longer have confidence in the prospects of the “mice”. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Vitality team.