Astralis vs. Vitality, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/23 CS:GO
The top 5 teams in the CS:GO tour will meet in the Upper final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 when Astralis meet Vitality on Friday. These two teams displayed the best performances at the tournament so far and deservedly got the opportunity to fight for the Grand final. Astralis is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter.
Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results
Currently, the best team in the world, Astralis, is hoping for the second straight title after winning the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe thanks to a 3-1 victory over Natus Vincere. They beat Heroic, G2, GODSENT, and fnatic to come this far, and now they have a chance to reach the Grand final with a win over Vitality. Astralis won 15 of the previous 16 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Astralis was unbeaten in four appearances on Overpass and has been dominant on Nuke (92.9% win rate), while they have been below average only on Dust2 (44.4%). Astralis is playing with the current lineup since September this year and appeared on 41 maps with a record of 31 wins and ten losses. The lineup consists of dupreeh (1.12 rating), gla1ve (1.04), device (1.14), es3tag (1.11), and Magisk (1.10).
Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results
Vitality quickly put bad displays at the IEM New York 2020 Europe behind and focused on the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, where they are playing very well thus far. The French side won all four matches as they defeated mousesports, fnatic, NiP, and BIG, dropping only one map along the way. Vitality won eight of the last 11 games.
In the previous three months, Vitality is also invincible in four appearances on Overpass, while they performed strongly on Dust2 (75.0%) and Mirage (62.5%). O the other hand, they didn’t impress on Vertigo (40.0%) and Nuke (44.4%). Since August 2020, Vitality is playing with the current lineup that is made of shox (1.04), RpK (1.01), apex (1.02), ZywOo (1.30), and ZywOo (0.98).
Astralis vs. Vitality H2H Record
These rivals have met on eight occasions before, and Astralis leads the all-time series 6-2. They are on a two-game winning run after beating Vitality in the most recent clash at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe in September this year.
Astralis vs. Vitality Betting Preview
The aforementioned H2H encounter produced a maximum of three maps, which occurred in three of Astralis’ four matches at this tournament, so I am going with Over 2.5 maps instead of betting on the winner here. The Danish team is a favorite in this game, but Vitality is playing very well and I cannot bet against them.
