Heroic vs. Vitality, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/20 CS:GO
We have a heavyweight duel between the top two teams in the world when Heroic and Vitality face in the quarter-finals of the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe on Friday. It’s a shame one will have to suffer elimination as this could easily be the Grand final, but the draw wanted this way, and the winner of this clash will go on to face the better side from a tilt between Complexity and BIG.
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Heroic beat Vitality in the Grand final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and won $33,000 along with a ticket for the IEM Global Challenge 2020 + 2500 RMR Points. They failed to secure a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown through the Elisa Invitational 2 but opened this tournament with a pair of victories over North and NiP. Heroic won ten of the previous 12 matches.
In the last three months, Heroic displayed strong performances on Nuke (81.0% win rate) and played well on Train (63.6%) and Vertigo (57.9%), while they were below average only on Mirage (38.5%). Heroic assembled its squad in August 2020 and appeared on 88 maps with a record of 53 wins and 35 losses. The lineup consists of cadiaN (1.11 rating), b0RUP (0.97), niko (1.07), stavn (1.16), and TeSeS (1.13).
Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results
Vitality had to settle with $21,500 and 2344 RMR Points after losing the Grand final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, but they played very well at the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020 and secured a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals with $25,000. They lost to Spirit following a win over FaZe at this tournament but came this far thanks to a 2-0 victory over MAD Lions in the previous round. Vitality won ten of the last 12 games.
When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Vitality was dominant on Overpass (85.7%) and was solid on Dust2 (73.3%), while they were below average just on Nuke (46.7%). Since August this year, Vitality is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 60 maps with a record of 35 wins and 25 losses. The team members are shox (1.04), RpK (0.97), apex (1.01), ZywOo (1.27), and misutaaa (0.98).
Heroic vs. Vitality H2H Record
These rivals have met on six occasions so far, and Vitality is leading the all-time series 4-2. However, Heroic won the latest two encounters, including the aforementioned one at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020.
Heroic vs. Vitality Betting Preview
We have a real treat and it’s a shame one of these teams will not go to the Grand final because they deserve it. I expect to see a tight encounter that could go either way, which was the case in the past H2H meetings. Even five of the previous six H2H duels produced maximum maps, and I am going with another Over 2.5 maps here. I advise you not to bet on the winner and go with Over 2.5 maps instead.
The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-118 @GG.BET)
