BIG vs. Vitality, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/15 CS:GO
Vitality is a firm favorite to beat BIG in this Best of 3 encounter and open the Group A of the IEM Global Challenge 2020 with a victory on Tuesday. Astralis and Complexity are also playing in this group alongside BIG and Vitality.
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG was the only team to receive a wild card to enter this tournament and they will find it hard to progress to the playoffs out of Group A due to stiff competition. The Germans won the Merkur Masters Season 2 thanks to victories over Unicorns of Love and ALTERNATE aTTaX, but they couldn’t make it to the Grand final at both Flashpoint 2 and BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals. Still, BIG earned $75,000 for their efforts. BIG won eight of the previous 13 matches.
In the last three months, BIG was dominant on Mirage (80.0% win rate), while they were below average on Dust2 (45.0%) and Inferno (47.1%). BIG assembled its current squad in September 2020 and appeared on 85 maps with a record of 46 wins and 39 losses. The lineup consists of tabseN (1.00 rating), tiziaN (0.99), syrsoN (1.12), XANTARES (1.11), and k1to (0.95).
Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results
Vitality secured their place at the IEM Global Challenge 2020 through the IEM Beijing-Haidian EU, where they lift the trophy and $60,000 after defeating Natus Vincere. They came back from a 2-0 deficit to win, while they won the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals thanks to a 2-1 victory over Astralis in the Grand final, and cashed in $225,000 with a ticket for the BLAST Premier Global Finals 2020. Vitality won 12 of the last 13 games.
During the previous three months, Vitality displayed strong performances on Overpass (85.7%) and Inferno (78.6%), while they were average on Inferno (Nuke (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%). Since September this year, Vitality is playing with the same lineup that appeared on 48 maps with a record of 30 wins and 18 losses. The team members are shox (1.05), RpK (1.01), apex (1.02), ZywOo (1.30), and misutaaa (1.02).
BIG vs. Vitality H2H Record
These rivals have met on eight occasions before, and Vitality is leading the all-time series 7-1. Vitality won each of the last four meetings, including the most recent one at the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals, when they came from 1-0 behind and destroyed BIG on Inferno and Dust2, allowing just three rounds in the process.
BIG vs. Vitality Betting Preview
Vitality should win this one, but the odds on them to get a victory are pretty low and I will avoid backing them. BIG will be highly motivated to bounce back from that mentioned 2-1 loss and only three rounds they won on two maps in total. I am backing the underdogs to show a better fight this time around and cause problems to the favored Vitality. I am not saying they will win or even win a map, but I am backing BIG to win at least 25 rounds in total.
The Pick: BIG Over 24.5 Rounds (-149 @GG.BET)
