Match forudsigelse: Vitality - Evil Geniuses | CS2 (CS:GO)

Vitality and Evil Geniuses will meet in the Long Cognego semi-finals of the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023. I don't think there's any The International riga here, as the European team has noticeably strengthened in the off-season, having only pulled off one transfer.

For their part, Evil Geniuses screwed up even in the transfer market, eventually opting to bring in their supposedly second roster. We'll see what happens in practice, but on paper, the North American team once again seem to be perennial underdogs in all championships.

Here too, it doesn't make much sense to look at Evil Geniuses, who even at their level have been steadily losing to MIBR (you know, how sad it is). So here I would lean on a resounding victory for the Vitality team.

Vitality's form

The second team of the world ranking won IEM Rio 2023 back in April, where they showed a strong performance. The boys went on to win the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, during which they did not suffer a single defeat.

Already at the end of the season, the European team finished second at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023. The two defeats within one league season can certainly be put down to tiredness and other factors that the players themselves said.

On the other hand, Vitality removed dupreeh in the off-season to sign flameZ in his place. So far, the transfer looks promising, and it's obvious to everyone that the youngster has more motivation than the Dane.

Vitality's latest results:

• A 0-2 defeat to Imperial Esports.
• 2-0 win over Cloud9.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2-0.
• Beat G2 Esports 2-1.
• 1-2 defeat to Heroic.

Top scores for Vitality:

• Nuke - 100% wins.
• Anubis - 88% wins.
• Mirage - 75% wins.
• Overpass - 75% wins.
• Vertigo - 71% wins.
• Inferno - 60% wins.

It should not be forgotten that the European squad have consistently given up on Ancient.

Evil Geniuses form

The 45th ranked team in the world managed to be at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas, where they even managed to beat FURIA, but still got beaten by Imperial Esports and dropped out.

On the other hand, the North American squad had nothing to show for it in ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 where they suffered two defeats including a miss by Grayhound Gaming.

Evil Geniuses (then Black) finished second in the ESL Challenger League Season 45 North America where they lost again to all direct competition including paiN Gaming and MIBR.

Evil Geniuses latest results:

• A 2-0 win over timbermen.
• A 2-0 win over Wildcard.
• Beat Nouns Esports 2-1.
• 2-0 win over MIBR.
• 2-3 defeat by MIBR.

Evil Geniuses top scorers:

• Inferno - 80% wins.
• Overpass - 75% wins.
• Mirage - 50% wins.

In turn, the North American team does not risk to show up on the Anubis map.

Vitality - Evil Geniuses encounter statistics

The teams have not yet met in their current lineups.

Forecast for the match Vitality - Evil Geniuses

I really don't have much to say about the North American squad, which certainly won't achieve anything at the TIER-1 level. There's only one The International riposte here: how Vitality will prepare for the Long Championships.

Personally, I don't think the team will have any problems, especially since Evil Geniuses is clearly not the kind of team that can throw sticks in the wheels of the favorites.

Therefore, I'd recommend a 2-0 win for Vitality.