Prédiction de match: Astralis - Virtus.pro {{Counter-Strike (CS2)

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The Counter-Strike 2 competition doesn't seem to be coming to an end - the BB Dacha tournament with a prize pool of $300,000 is about to begin. BB Dacha is a LAN event that takes place in Dubai, and among the list of participants there are some very serious tags.

There will be 8 teams competing for the top prize. They will be distributed into 2 equal groups, with 4 teams in each basket. Today we are talking about group B, namely the match between Astralis and Vp.

Virtus.pro (VP) and Astralis will kick off Group B with their Best of Three (Bo3) matchup. The victor of this contest will progress to the playoffs stage, while the defeated team will descend to the decider. Let's closely observe the outcome and track which team secures a spot in the playoffs and who faces the challenge of the desiderider, consulting insights from CSGO trading sites for additional perspectives.

Let's go.

Astralis uniforms

We start the match analysis by analysing Astralis' form. The Danish five will play the number one side here, and the odds for their victory are at around 1.7.

The title-winning Danish club have had a very busy season. It started with a top-6 finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, and continued with a win at the local CCT North Europe Series #3.

Next, the Danish club had a difficult period. They tried in every possible way to "return" to the TIR-1 scene, but they constantly fell short: Astralis finished Top 20 at ESL Pro League Season 17 and Top 14 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B.

At lesser tournaments, however, Astralis fared well. The world's most titled team finished Top 2 at Brazy Party, won CCT South Europe Series #4 and finished Top 4 at Pinnacle Cup V.

Returning to the S-Tier Championships, Astralis took Top 6 at IEM Masters Dallas 2023 and Top 8 at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups.

Prior to the BB Dacha, Astralis attended a number of other events. Those were ESL Pro League Season 18 and Roobet Cup 2023, where the once stellar Danes finished in the Top 16.

Just before the Long Convergence, BB Dacha Astralis finished in the Top 4 at CS Asia Championship 2023 and Top 8 at BLAST Premier: Fall Finals. The swing in performance is primarily due to roster manipulation.

• Astralis roster: blameF, dev1ce, Staehr, stavn, jabbi .

The latest additions to Astralis are stavn and jabbi. A couple came in with Heroic, who they bid farewell to on not-so-pleasant notes. That said, it's a reinforcement however you look at it.

Astralis Mapple

Astralis has two 100% maps. They are Nuke with 9 wins in 14 matches, and Anubis with 5 matches and 4 wins.

They also play Ancient (66% wins in 3 matches). Still playing Mirage (9 matches, 4 wins). Vertigo with 2 wins and 3 losses and Overpass (2 wins in 7 matches).

Do not play Inferno.

Vp form

Vp played in three TIR tournaments at the beginning of the year. These were BB Playlist. Urbanistic, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, and also BB Playlist. Freeddom. At the two "home" championships from BB Vp were in the top 8, but at the European RMR everything was even less happy - top 14.

Then Vp made a breakthrough by winning at ESL Challenger Katowice 2023. The victory there allowed them to qualify for ESL Pro League Season 18.

Among the victories, CCT Online Finals #2 is also worth mentioning. They beat Team Spirit in the grand finals and earned $100,000, which is pretty good.

• Vp lineup: Jame, FL1T, fame, n0rb3r7, mir.

Before ESL Pro League Season 18 Vp visited Gamers8, where they didn't get further than the top 8, and Dunav Party LAN, where in the grand finals they got revenge for their defeat on CCT by Spirit.

In the first match of EPL Season 18, Vp's opponent was Team Liquid. The match, as expected, ended in a full-fledged, combative Bo3 with Vp winning 2-1.

Next up, VP played G2 Esports and legitimately Ledgeili, though they fought back and took the map. The defeat sent Vp to the lower grid, where they first beat Eternal Fire and then outplayed Liquid again, thus reaching the EPL play-offs.

Vp did not manage to play in the main stage. Vp lost their first match against 9z Team, which was a rather unexpected result. At the end of the EPL S18 Vp finished in the top 16.

Things are going well at the Roobet Cup. Vp won the first match against their compatriots from Spirit with a score of 2-1. Next up was a battle with Movistar Riders to qualify for the Roobet Cup 2023 play-offs, which ended 2-0 in favour of Vp, a solid 2-0.

The Roobet Cup 2023 itself was the pulse of Vp's triumph. They beat Monte 2-1 in the grand final, earning their first major win in a long time. Later there was Thunderpick World Championship 2023, where Vp also reached the final, but they failed to beat FaZe and as a result - 0-2.

Before playing at BB Dacha Vp played at ESL Challenger Winter. There they reached the top 4, losing in the semi-finals to the future champions from Monte.

Mappul Vp.

The best map for Vp remains Ancient, where Vp won 3 maps out of 3 played. The most frequently played map is Overpass - where Vp played 11 maps and won 9 of them.

In the pool there is a good Anubis (3-1 on maps), Mirage (6 wins in 9 matches) and Inferno (7 wins in 11 games).

The worst choice for vp is Vertigo. It has 44% wins with 9 matches.

History of head-to-head meetings between Astralis and Vp

This season the teams have not played each other.

Predicted result of the match Astralis - Vp on BB Dacha.

In this match we should expect a very spirited game. Vp is even better than Astralis in terms of performance, but the Danes got a strong reinforcement in the form of Heroic duo. I expect a win for the Danes, but it's hard to believe in a clean sweep.

Bottom line: Astralis win.