VP.Prodigy vs. Astralis Talent, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/23 CS: GO

This is the fifth round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 group stage. Both sides will be coming to this round with 1 win. The loser of this match will be in a compromised position and might not make it to the playoffs.

VP.Prodigy Team Stats and Latest Results

VP.Prodigy is ranked 153rd on the global ranking. The Russian team surprised many people by defeating FURIA Academy in the fourth round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1. Meanwhile, they were defeated by Young Ninjas (14: 16) at the first round, fnatic Rising (17: 19) at the second round, and NAVI Junior (1: 16). Considering other tournaments, they displayed deplorable performances because they lost all their matches at the Shadow League Season 1 and won only 1 match at the Spring Sweet Spring 3 Regionals. In the last 8 matches, they have only won 2 matches with a win rate of 25.0%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months indicate that they have achieved an above-average win rate on Vertigo (66.7%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Dust2 (33.3%), Overpass (0.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). They have a relatively new lineup that has featured in 12 maps. Their squad includes RuFire (0.75), BloodyK (0.94), r3salt (0.92), cheerful (0.90), and lom1k (1.09).

Astralis Talent Team Stats and Latest Results

Astralis Talent won their first match in 3 months when they played NAVI Junior at the fourth round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1. The last match they won was in April when they played Singularity at the Spring Sweet Spring 1 Regionals. The Danish team also lost all their matches at the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Regionals and finished 15-16th. This means that they have won 1 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 9.1%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that they managed Overpass (33.3%), Vertigo (20.0%), Nuke (0.0%), Inferno (0.0%), and Train (0.0%). The team lineup consists of vester (0.90), Altekz (0.84), Void (0.93), vigg0 (0.92), and Gnøffe (0.80).

VP.Prodigy vs. Astralis Talent H2H Record

Both teams have never met in any tournament. They met for the first time at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 group stage.

VP.Prodigy vs. Astralis Talent Betting Preview

VP.Prodigy and Astralis Talent are both in deplorable form and we don’t expect much from them when they clash. We will decide on this game based on the lineup quality. VP.Prodigy has a better squad compared to that of Astralis Talent and for this reason, we predict they will win.

The Pick: VP.Prodigy to win.