Virtus.pro vs. ENCE, Preview & Prediction - Free 4/3 CS:GO

Virtus.pro is an absolute favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face ENCE in the Playoffs round 1 of the ESL Pro League Season 13 on Saturday. In case they beat ENCE, they will take on a better side from the clash between Complexity and Natus Vincere in the next round.

Virtus.pro Team Stats and Latest Results

Virtus.pro is hoping to stay in the top 5 in the CS:GO rankings, but they will manage to do so only if they reach the late stages of this tournament. They are expected to at least reach the semis, which won’t be easy, given they are facing Complexity or Natus Vincere in the next round if they beat ENCE. Virtus.pro went 3-2 in the group stage; they defeated Endpoint, Evil Geniuses, and fnatic, while they lost to Astralis and Liquid. Virtus.pro won eight of the previous 11 matches.

Talking about the maps in the last three months, Virtus.pro was excellent on Inferno (90.0% win rate) and Mirage (80.0%), while they were average on Train and Vertigo. Virtus.pro assembled its current squad in January 2021 and appeared on 49 wins with a record of 34 wins and 15 losses. The lineup is made of SANJI (0.95 rating), buster (1.08), Qikert (1.00), Jame (1.23), and YEKINDAR (1.29).

ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results

ENCE also finished the group stage with a 3-2 record after they beat mousesports, G2, and Vitality, while they lost to NIP and FaZe. Following that spell, ENCE participated at the Nordic Masters Spring 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier, but failed to get a ticket for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021 as they lost to HAVU. ENCE won ten of the last 15 games.

Train (70.0%) proved to be ENCE’s favorite map in the previous three maps and they played well on Dust2 (66.7%) and Overpass (66.7%), while they failed to get a victory on Vertigo (played twice). Since February this year, ENCE is playing with the same lineup that appeared on 32 maps with a record of 19 wins and 13 losses. The team members are allu (0.99), Snappi (0.95), doto (0.97), dycha (1.11), and Spinx (1.07).

Virtus.pro vs. ENCE H2H Record

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Virtus.pro vs. ENCE Betting Preview

Virtus.pro cannot afford to lose this game, and I am backing them to go strong and secure a 2-0 win. Backing the favorites to cover a -1.5 handicap at attractive odds has sense, but don’t invest a lot of money because Virtus.pro is playing in a hot and cold form at this tournament. However, they did face a lot stronger teams than ENCE, so they shouldn’t have problems here.

The Pick: Virtus.pro -1.5 (+106 @GGBET)