Virtus.pro vs. forZe, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/5 CS:GO
Virtus.pro is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on forZe in the quarter-final of the LOOT.BET Season 8 on Thursday. The winner of this clash will go on to face Espada in the semi-finals and to stay in the race for the no. 1 spot at the tournament and potential $25,000.
Virtus.pro Team Stats and Latest Results
Virtus.pro is still the hottest team in the CS:GO tour despite the latest defeat to K23 at the Betway Nine to Five 5. They were on a 20-game winning streak before that loss, and they won the title along with $20,000 and 2500 RMR Points, while they also have a strong chance to make it to the final stages here. Virtus.pro won 20 of the previous 21 matches.
In the last three months, Virtus.pro was invincible on Train (played six times) and dominated on Mirage (85.7% win rate) and Dust2 (82.4%), while their “weakest” displays came on Overpass (60.0%). Virtus.pro assembled its current lineup in September 2020 and appeared on 56 maps with an excellent record of 44 wins and 12 losses. The team members are SANJI (1.03 rating), buster (1.17), qikert (1.16), Jame (1.24), and YEKINDAR (1.26).
forZe Team Stats and Latest Results
forZe is far from being in good form like Virtus.pro as they lost four of the previous six matches, but they managed to reach the playoffs at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe with a record of ten wins and seven losses. They failed to make it to the final stages at the Betway Nine to Five 5 and ended in the 5-8th places after losing to x6tence. forZe won 12 of the last 20 games.
During the previous three months, forZe displayed strong performances on Inferno (77.8%) and Mirage (76.9%), while they were below average only on Overpass (37.5%). forZe’s current lineup has a lot of experience of playing together as they appeared on even 155 maps since August 2020 and have a record of 98 wins and 57 losses. The lineup consists of facecrack (1.01), almazer (1.04), FL1T (1.19), xsepower (1.21), and Jerry (1.03).
Virtus.pro vs. forZe H2H Record
These rivals have met on 18 occasions before and Virtus.pro is leading the all-time series 10-8. Virtus.pro won the latest two H2H duels, including the most recent one at the IEM New York 2020 CIS.
Virtus.pro vs. forZe Betting Preview
I have no doubt that Virtus.pro is going to advance to the next round and I am backing them to get a win, but I wouldn’t exclude Over 2.5 maps because of the fact that each of the last five H2H Best of 3 encounters produced a maximum of three maps. That being said, my additional pick would be Over 2.5 maps, but the main one is Virtus.pro to get a win.
