Virtus.pro vs. OG, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/21 CS: GO

Both teams are placed in Group B and will meet for their first match this Saturday. Each team will play 5 rounds and the winner of the group gets a bye to the quarter-finals. The overall winner of the tournament takes $175,000 plus a chance to play at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021.

Virtus.pro Stats and Latest Results

Virtus.pro is ranked 5th on the global ranking. This is one of the most decorated teams because they have won more than 10 titles to their name. They won the cs_summit 7 in January and finished second at both the IEM Katowice 2021 and EPIC League CIS 2021. At the IEM Cologne 2021, they won 3 out of their 5 matches and finished 5-6th. Considering the team’s performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 4 out of their 8 matches. Meanwhile, they have achieved a win rate of 54.5% in the last 3 months.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has been excellent on Ancient (100.0%), Train (100.0%), and Inferno (66.7%). They managed an average performance on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Dust2 (46.7%), Mirage (25.0%), and Vertigo (25.0%). Their squad for the upcoming match consists of SANJI (0.95), buster (1.07), Qikert (1.06), Jame (1.16), and YEKINDAR (1.15).

OG Stats and Latest Results

OG is ranked 14th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 88 weeks. They have been invited to take part in the ESL Pro League Season 14 tournament based on their ESL World Ranking. The European team won 1 match and lost 2 at the IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In to finish 9-12th. They finished second at the IEM Summer 2021 and were awarded $42,000. Similarly, the Spring Sweet Spring 2 in June and received $40,000. In the last 8 matches, they won 5 matches and has a win rate of 72.7%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (75.0%), Overpass (75.0%), and Mirage (62.5%). On the other hand, they registered an average performance on Dust2 (50.0%) but lost all their matches on Nuke (0.0%). OG has maintained one line-up since April that consists of valde (1.12), Aleksib (1.01), niko (0.99), mantuu (1.13), and flameZ (1.11).

Virtus.pro vs. OG H2H Record

Both teams have met on 4 occasions and out of these head-to-head meetings, both sides have 2 wins to their side. The last meeting was at the IEM Summer 2021 and OG won 2:0.

Virtus.pro vs. OG Betting Preview

OG lost their last 2 matches while Virtus.pro lost their last match to Astralis after 3 consecutive wins. Even though most sportsbooks have predicted Virtus.pro to win, we will go with OG. This is based on the fact that OG has achieved an impressive win rate in the last 3 months and leads in almost all the maps. They take Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass. Virtus.pro has a 25 per cent win rate on Vertigo, a map that hasn't been played by OG. For this reason, we take OG.

The Pick: OG to win.