Vitality vs. FaZe Preview & Prediction- Free 3/19 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths at the group stage (Group B) in the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Saturday. This is one of the most awaited events and it features 24 of the best teams clashing for an ESL Pro League title. The prize pool adds up to $823,000 and the winner will be awarded $175,000. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series.
Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results
Vitality is ranked 8th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 104 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament, they defeated Sprout (2:0) but lost to ENCE (0:2). They won the IEM Winter 2021 tournament and were awarded $100,000. They also finished 3rd at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 and received $120,000. Additionally, the team finished 9-12th at the recently concluded IEM Katowice 2022. Their win rate over the last 3 months stands at 50.0% and has won 4 out of their last 8 matches.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show a decent performance on Inferno (62.5%). They had an average win rate on Dust2 (50.0%), Nuke (50.0%), and Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Mirage (0.0%) and Overpass (0.0%). The team’s line-up consists of apEX (1.03 player rating), ZywOo (1.31), misutaaa (1.00), dupreeh (1.15), and Magisk (1.09).
FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results
FaZe is currently ranked 3rd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 55 weeks. The team seems to be on the downswing at the moment because they have lost their first 2 matches at the group stage. They lost to ENCE (1:2) and Outsiders (0:2) at the second round of the group stage. Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 9-12th at the IEM Winter 2021, 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, and won the IEM Katowice 2022 which ended on February 27th. They won 5 out of their last 8 games and hold a win rate of 73.3%.
Map performance over the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Nuke (75.0%), Inferno (70.0%), Overpass (66.7%), and Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%). FaZe has a line-up that consists of rain (1.10), Twistzz (1.12), broky (1.09), ropz (1.15), and karrigan (0.90).
Vitality vs. FaZe H2H Record
Head-to-head has 14 meetings and both sides have won 7 times. Their last encounter was at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 and FaZe won with a score of 1:0.
Vitality vs. FaZe Betting Preview
This is a perfect example of a match that will be decided on the third map. Head-to-head statistics shows that the rivals have both won 7 times. At the same time, they are among the top 10 in the world ranking and have the best players. This match can go either way so we will avoid predicting the winner and go with over 2.5 maps.
The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.
