Virtus.pro vs. Wisla Krakow, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/1 CS:GO

Virtus.pro vs. Wisla Krakow, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/1 CS:GO

Virtus.pro is a massive favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Wisla Krakow in the opening playoff round at the LOOT.BET Season 8. The winner of this duel will meet a better team from a clash between AGF and Espada in the quarter-final.

Virtus.pro Team Stats and Latest Results

Virtus.pro made a break of almost a month between September and October, and since they returned to the CS:GO tour, they won every single game! They qualified for the Flashpoint 2 after going through two phases of qualification and won the title at the IEM New York 2020 CIS with a 3-0 victory over Nemiga in the Grand final. Virtus.pro was awarded $20,000 and 2500 RMR Points for their efforts at that tournament, while they dominated at the LOOT.BET Season 8 and Betway Nine to Five 5. Virtus.pro won each of the previous 19 matches and is the hottest team at the moment.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Virtus.pro was unbeaten on Train (played six times) and impressed on Dust2 (86.7% win rate) and Mirage (83.3%), while their “weakest” results came on Vertigo (66.7%). Virtus.pro assembled its lineup in September this year and appeared on 52 maps with a record of 42 wins and ten losses. The team members are SANJI (1.05 rating), buster (1.17), qikert (1.17), Jame (1.24), and YEKINDAR (1.29).

Wisla Krakow Team Stats and Latest Results

Wisla Krakow opened this tournament with a couple of wins over Apeks and HAVU before they lost to Nemiga, despite winning the opening map. Still, they managed to win the following game against c0ntact, and this time around, Wisla Krakow lost the first map. They are playing well at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe, where they have a 9-7 record and secured the playoffs. Wisla Krakow won nine of the last 16 games.

In the previous three months, Wisla Krakow won the only appearance on Vertigo and was decent on Mirage (68.8%) and Train (68.4%), while they were below average on Inferno (42.9%) and Nuke (47.4%). Since August 2020, Wisla Krakow is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 77 maps with a record of 46 wins and 31 losses. The lineup consists of SZPERO (0.99), mynio (1.13), ponczek (1.03), jedqr (1.12), and hades (1.14).

Virtus.pro vs. Wisla Krakow H2H Record

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Virtus.pro vs. Wisla Krakow Betting Preview

I don’t think even better teams than Wisla Krakow can stop Virtus.pro at the moment, and that’s why I believe the favorites will have no trouble securing a comfortable win on Sunday. Virtus.pro dropped just two maps in the last 13 matches and considering their form of late, I am backing them to cover -1.5 handicap here.

The Pick: Virtus.pro -1.5 (-152 @GG.BET)

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