Vitality and FunPlus Phoenix will meet in the lower bracket of FLASHPOINT 3. It's hard to say who looks like the favorite in this case. And if the French have been showing a bad game for several months, then FunPlus Phoenix is just a mystery. Nevertheless, it is clearly not worth missing such a match.
Vitality Form
The 11th team in the world ranking has lost the TOP prefix for a couple of months. I will not remember the jokes with EPL or BLAST, because in FLASHPOINT 3 the team has already managed to fall into the lower bracket. It all started with total humiliation from compatriots from DBL PONEY. In that match, Vitality was simply closed, showing that even ZywOo does not save in important meetings. Fortunately, the team was able to find the strength to beat OG, but apart from the twice best player of the year, the French still have no players.
Recent Vitality results:
- Victory over Extra Salt with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2: 0.
- Lost to FURIA with a score of 0: 2.
- Defeat from DBL PONEY with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over OG with a score of 2: 0.
Best Vitality Cards:
- Dust 2 - 60% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
- Overpass - 50% wins.
At the same time, we remember that the French do not play Train - the best map of the opponent. However, in other aspects, the team does not have many advantages over the opponent.
FunPlus Phoenix Shape
The 17th team in the world ranking always fights unnoticed for the result. So at the start of the championship, the team quietly closed HYENAS and stayed afloat, while the next opponent loudly shouted about problems and sought a replay. However, the team did not manage to cope with NiP, which hit the team's ambitions a little. Nevertheless, FunPlus Phoenix looked just as good, and even on Mirage, the team managed to fight and apply pressure.
Recent FunPlus Phoenix results:
- Victory over SKADE with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over HYENAS with a score of 2: 0.
- Defeat to NiP with a score of 0: 2.
Best FunPlus Phoenix Cards:
- Train - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Nuke - 57% wins.
- Inferno - 56% wins.
Importantly, the team is doing badly on Mirage. However, it should also be added that the team looks no worse on conditional Overpass and Dust 2.
Vitality - FunPlus Phoenix meeting statistics
During the last season, the teams held two meetings:
- Vitality's victory at ESL Pro League Season 11 Europe with a score of 2: 0.
- Vitality wins ESL One: Road to Rio - Europe with a score of 2: 0.
Please note that FunPlus Phoenix has improved its quality since then.
Forecast for the match Vitality - FunPlus Phoenix
The thought that in this meeting everything will be decided on two cards does not leave me. The situation is such that both teams can give up if they lose the first map. However, at the same time, there is an alluring coefficient for FunPlus Phoenix - a team that is not much worse than the French in the current championship. And the team's chances are by no means illusory, considering the two equal cards with NiP. Therefore, here I propose to bet on the victory of the FunPlus Phoenix team.
