Прогноз на матч: Team Spirit - Vitality | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Team Spirit and Vitality will face off in the second round of the Play-In stage at IEM Cologne 2021. The degree of matches is increasing and this is great. Anyway, we have a duel here for the passage to the group stage.

And not just any match, but Spirit versus Vitality duel. Both teams are in the TOP-15 according to HLTV, and this promises very interesting consequences. At least I hope so.

Team Spirit uniform

Although Team Spirit is on the 15th line of HLTV and is nominally weaker than Vitality, in reality I see the picture is completely different. Here, rather, they play the role of merits of the old days, when Vitality was scary and dangerous, and Valve has not yet been banned from playing in six. Now the balance of power has shifted a little, and as for me in the direction of Spirit.

Again we return to the factor of the region, but what can you do, you can't argue against the numbers. And now they are such that in the CIS there are 2 teams in the TOP-5 (with 1 and 2 places) and one more on the 6th line. And Spirit is a regular guest of the CIS championships, which speaks of their playfulness against the best teams in the world. The logic is iron, and now to the effectiveness.

Spirit Recent Results

• Defeat 100PingGods with a score of 2-1
• Lost to NaVi with a score of 1-2
• Defeat K23 2-1
• Lost to NaVi with a score of 1-2
• Beat MIBR 22-18

Before that, Spirit tightly closed the group at StarLadder CIS RMR 2021, where they beat VP in addition to everything (TOP-6 Hltv). In addition, it should be noted that the victory over MIBR is a much more serious result than the victory over Renegades.

Vitality Form

Vitality, although they close the top 10 according to HLTV, now they clearly do not deserve it. Not that I'm biased against the French, but the latest results from ZywOo and the company are quiet horror.

In 2021, after a good 3rd place in BLAST Premier: Global Finals, a series of failures followed in absolutely all championships. Vitality managed to partially recover from the eternal 7-16 places only at IEM XV Summer, climbing there in the TOP-4.

Vitality Recent Results

• Lost to G2 with a score of 0-2
• Victory over VP 2-0
• Lost to OG with a score of 1-2
• Win over 01 with a score of 2-0
• Beat Renegades 16-5

The debut fight against Renegades obviously ended in Vitality's favor and quite easily. You won't get an easy walk from Spirit.

Personal meeting history

In the past 3 months, the teams have not met in official matches.

Match outcome

Honestly, I believe in Spirit's victory more readily, but there are several factors that can play into the hands of Vitality. First, Spirit is played separately due to quarantine measures. Second, the game against MIBR could exhaust the "dragons", but here there is a double-edged sword.

Whatever it was, I still believe in dragons. But given Spirit's tendency to give up the first card, I would venture to assume that this will happen this time too.

Outcome: Spirit wins 2-1.