Virtus.pro and K23 will meet in the first round of the EPIC League CIS 2021. We can say that we are facing a Kazakh derby, since these two teams can be made up of a whole roster. But this game is also interesting because of the meeting between AdreN and his former teammates.
Virtus.pro kits
The seventh team in the world ranking is going through hard times. The team clearly fell into a functional pit, deciding to gather at the bootcamp. However, the team failed their first championship “not from home”, having failed to reach the playoffs of DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. Interestingly, Virtus.pro showed only one confident game at the tournament - against Spirit. And then the guys were in for the horror with G2. It remains only to believe that the team solved their problems in one week.
- Defeat from HAVU with a score of 1: 2.
- Defeat FaZe Clan with a score of 16:13.
- Defeat against NAVI with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over Spirit with a score of 2: 0.
- Defeat from G2 with a score of 0: 2.
Best Virtus.pro cards:
- Mirage - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 69% win rate.
- Overpass - 67% wins.
This team hasn't played on Nuke for a long time. However, in this series, the team should pay attention to Train and Dust 2.
Form K23
The 39th team in the world ranking still made it to the EPIC League CIS 2021, although it was defeated in the closed qualifiers. Personally, I had no doubts that such a team would come to the RMR tournament. However, the gaming condition of the K23 has raised questions for a long time. For example, even at the last European Spring Sweet Spring 1, the team showed a very unstable CS, which canceled all chances already in the first round of the playoffs.
Recent results K23:
- Victory over forZe with a score of 2: 1.
- Defeat from forZe with a score of 0: 2.
- Defeat to Marlian with a score of 9:16.
- Victory over Save's with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over AVE with a score of 2: 0.
Best K23 cards:
- Train - 86% wins.
- Dust 2 - 69% win rate.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 67% wins.
- Overpass - 55% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
Yes, the team has difficulties with Nuke, but we will definitely miss it in this match.
Virtus.pro meeting statistics - K23
During the last season, the teams held three meetings:
- Virtus.pro victory in ESL One: Road to Rio - CIS with a score of 2: 0.
- Virtus.pro victory in the IEM New York 2020 CIS with a score of 2: 0.
- K23 wins at Betway Nine to Five 5 with a score of 2: 0.
Interesting results apart from the changes in K23's lineup.
Prediction for the match Virtus.pro - K23
If you look at the statistics of personal meetings, then you might think about quick two cards. However, in the current realities, I strongly doubt that we will limit ourselves to only two cards, for which there are several explanations:
- Virtus.pro is now prone to mistakes - the team was far from optimal form a week ago.
- K23 can be a surprise considering not only good lineup and motivation, but also some strong maps (Train, Dust 2, Vertigo).
In this regard, I propose to bet 2.5 more on Total on Maps, as it seems to me that K23 is far from the weakest team in this tournament.
