Virtus.pro vs. forZe, Preview & Prediction - Free 4/19 CS:GO

Virtus.pro is an absolute favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face forZe in the upper bracket quarter-final of the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final on Monday. If they manage to get a win, Virtus.pro will meet the winner of the duel between Complexity and HAVU in the semis.

Virtus.pro Team Stats and Latest Results

Virtus.pro is looking to stay in the top 5 in the CS:GO rankings, and in order to do that, they will need to reach at least the upper final at this tournament. That’s why it is crucial for them to beat forZe on Monday and progress. Following their 2nd place at the IEM Katowice 2021 and $180,000 in the pocket, Virtus.pro didn’t play well at the ESL Pro League Season 13, where they finished in 7th place and won $27,500. Virtus.pro won nine of the previous 13 matches.

In the last three months, Virtus.pro was strong on Mirage (83.3% win rate) and Inferno (83.3%), while they were below average on Vertigo (42.9%) and Train (42.9%). Virtus.pro established its current squad in January 2021 and appeared on 55 maps with a record of 37 wins and 18 losses. The lineup consists of SANJI (0.96 rating), buster (1.07), Qikert (1.01), Jame (1.23), and YEKINDAR (1.26).

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe is not as strong as it used to be, and the team is in jeopardy of dropping out from the top 50 in the world. That could happen if they fail to advance to the next round, which is highly likely. The Russian team is not playing in such a bad form lately as they won 11 of the last 19 games. Still, forZe is not among the strongest teams in the CS:GO anymore, and is a massive underdog in this match.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, forZe was decent on Mirage (68.4%) and Dust (64.7%), while they didn’t impress on Overpass (22.2%). forZe is playing with the same lineup since February this year and appeared on 49 maps with a record of 26 wins and 23 losses. The team members are almazer (1.01), FL1T (1.19), Jerry (1.08), zorte (1.16), and KENSI (1.08).

Virtus.pro vs. forZe H2H Record

These rivals have met on 15 occasions so far, and Virtus.pro is leading the all-time series 8-7. forZe won the most recent duel at the DreamHack Open December 2020.

Virtus.pro vs. forZe Betting Preview

Even though forZe is traditionally a tricky opponent to Virtus.pro, I don’t think the favorites will have problems in this one. Still, betting on Virtus.pro to win has no value here due to the low odds, and I will also avoid betting on map handicap. I am going with Virtus.pro to cover a -7.5 round handicap, which can be done even if they drop a map.

The Pick: Virtus.pro -7.5 round handicap (-152 @GGBET)