ViCi vs. Beyond, Preview & Prediction-FREE CS:GO Betting Picks 7/19/20

CS:GO, Perfect World Asia League Summer 2020, 11:00 CET, Sunday, July 19

The 3rd place decider of the Perfect World Asia League Summer 2020 will give us a tilt between ViCi (China) and Beyond (Thailand). The winner will get $15,000 and 1750 RMR Points, while the loser will have to settle with $12,000 and 1625 RMR Points.

ViCi Team Stats and Latest Results

ViCi (#61 World Rank) are coming into this clash as absolute favorites despite a pale display in a 2-0 defeat to Invictus, winning only 14 rounds in the process. Prior to that loss in the semis of this tournament, ViCi were in fine form of five wins in six matches, and they have a 64.0% win rate in the past three months.

When it comes to the maps in that period, ViCi were dominant on Nuke (91.7%), losing just once on 12 occasions. They also playing very well on Inferno (85.7%), while ViCi are winless on Dust2 and way below average on Vertigo (25.0%) and Mirage (26.7%). ViCi’s current lineup consists of advent (0.89 Rating), zhokiNg (1.06), aumaN (1.10), Kaze (1.19), and JamYoung (1.18). This lineup played together on 141 maps since October 2019 and has a record of 88 wins and 53 losses.

Beyond Team Stats and Latest Results

Beyond (#113) were pretty much hopeless in the semi-final tilt against TyLoon, who limited them to only 21 rounds. They had enough luck to beat TIGER 2-1 in a tight game in the quarter-final, but are playing in a hot and cold form recently. Beyond won four of the previous eight games and have a 50.0% win rate in the last three months. In that span, just like ViCi, Beyond are the most successful on Nuke (91.7%), and they also won in 11 of 12 appearances.

On the other hand, the Thai side is winless on Vertigo and Overpass, and are not good enough on Train (33.3%) and Dust2 (33.3%). Virtus.pro current lineup consists of qqGOD (1.04 Rating), Olivia (1.14), MAIROLLS (1.04), Kntz (1.08), and stk (1.06). This lineup played together on 64 maps since April 2020 and has a record of 34 wins and 30 losses.

ViCi vs. Beyond H2H Record

These rivals have met on two occasions before, and ViCi won each of those encounters, including the latest one in the group stage of this tournament. ViCi won that tilt 2-1 and had to come from behind to secure a victory after losing the opening map (Nuke), their only loss on this map in 12 games.

ViCi vs. Beyond Betting Preview

Beyond showed resistance in the recent H2H duel and won the first-ever map against ViCi. Even though the Chinese team is a massive favorite here, Beyond will have a chance to make a surprise and finally beat ViCi. Considering the low odds on ViCi to win, I wouldn’t suggest you back them, while I will also avoid betting on them to cover -1.5 handicap. Beyond will get their opportunity on the opening map and if they win it, anything would be possible for the remainder of the match. That’s why I am going with Over 26.5 rounds in the first map, as I expect a strong showing from Beyond at the start.

The Pick: 1st Map Over 26.5 Rounds (+100 @LOOT.BET)