Match Prediction: Vitality - G2 Esports | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 is in full swing. Moving on to the clash between Team Vitality and G2 Esports in the final of the Group B top grid. The winner will advance to the play-offs semi-finals, while the loser will advance to the quarter-finals of the final stage. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the famous teams has a better chance of success? We will find out very soon.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

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.

The last professional event that Team Vitality participated in was the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023. As a result of the draw Team Vitality got into Group A, where they confidently defeated Evil Geniuses and Complexity Gaming with a score of 2:0. This allowed the team to go through the top grid to the grand final of the group. There, Vitality Ledge and Ninjas in Pyjamas were defeated 0:2 in a competitive match (Mirage - 13-16, Overpass - 14-16) to advance to the second round of the Play-In. There the European club defeated BIG 2-0 (Anubis - 16-11, Inferno - 16-8). The 4th-6th place at the championship brought Team Vitality $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023.

At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, Team Vitality made it directly to the group stage, bypassing the Play-In stage matches. The draw placed the European team in Group B. The team defeated such opponents as OG and MOUZ 2:0 in the top group without any problems and made it to the final of the winners' bracket, guaranteeing themselves a place in the play-offs.

Statistics of Team Vitality's latest results:

• 2-0 win over MOUZ
• Victory over OG 2:0
• 2-0 win over BIG
• 0:2 defeat of Ninjas in Pyjamas
• 2:0 win over Complexity Gaming

G2 Esports uniform

German esports organisation G2 Esports started the current year on a Major note. First, the team took 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, earning $27,500. G2 Esports' next event was the legendary tournament in Katowice, Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023. There, G2 Esports emerged victorious and the championship earned them $400,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 ended for the team with 9-12th place and $25,000. At the Major event in Paris, the Katowice champions did not have much success, finishing in 12th-14th place and failing to qualify for the Legends stage. G2 Esports also competed at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, where 5th-6th place earned the team $10,000. BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 ended with a 3rd-4th place finish for G2 Esports, earning $40,000 in prize money.

The European squad's last tournament was BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023. At the BLAST tournament, G2 Esports fell straight into Group C, where they lost to Team Liquid 1-2 in the semi-finals. After falling to the bottom of the group, HooXi and his teammates defeated OG (Ancient - 16-6, Inferno - 16-6) to advance to the final losers' bracket of their group. After losing to FaZe Clan on two maps in a row, G2 Esports went to Play-In. There their opponent was Evil Geniuses. G2 managed to win the full bo3 series (Inferno - 16-7, Nuke - 13-16, Mirage - 19-15). Thus, the team advanced to the second round of the Play-In. In the final match of the tournament, G2 Esports faced NAVI and lost on two consecutive maps. The 7th-9th place finish earned HooXi and the team $8,500 and a slot on BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023.

The G2 Esports team started their journey to the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 with a 2-1 win over Astralis. In the semifinals of the grid winners HooXi and team outplayed FaZe Clan on two maps in a row and advanced to the group finals.

Statistics of the last results of G2 Esports:

• 2-0 win over FaZe Clan
• Victory over Astralis with the score 2:1
• Defeat by Natus Vincere with the score 0:2
• 2:1 win over Evil Geniuses
• Defeat by FaZe Clan with the score 0:2

Match history of Team Vitality - G2 Esports

Since the beginning of this year Team Vitality played against G2 Esports three times. And all three matches ended with a victory for Team Vitality.

Predicted result of the match Team Vitality - G2 Esports

G2 Esports can't find the key to victory over Vitality yet. Let's bet on the victory of Team Vitality.