Virtus.pro vs. SAW Prediction on February 14, 2024

Match info

After a brief break, the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR A matches bring the top flight Counter-Strike 2 back. On Wednesday, February 14, the inaugural Major will take place, with Virtus.pro and SAW leading the way. In the first round of the Swiss system, the two teams will face one another in a best-of-one format. The match will start at 1 p.m. local time at PGL Studio in Bucharest, Romania.

We’ll attempt to predict which team will be stronger and make an important step toward advancing to the PGL Copenhagen Major 2024.

Meeting statistics

The RMR qualifications were the last time the teams faced off against one another. Then they played a game of Bo1, which Vp won.

Match analytics

Let’s use the Virtus.pro form to begin the match analysis. Common sense and CS2 bookmakers’ odds say that they are the favorites in this match.

Earlier in the year, the Russian team participated in three TIR-A competitions: BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, BB Playlist. Urbanistic, and BB Playlist. Freeddom. Vp placed in the top 8 at both of these “home“ BB championships, but things were considerably less joyful at the European RMR, where they placed in the top 14.

When Virtus.pro emerged victorious in ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, that was a turning point. They were able to advance to the ESL Pro League Season 18 thanks to their victory there. Winning CCT Online Finals #2 is another result that merits recognition.

Prior to the ESL Pro League Season 18 Finals, Vp went to Gamers8, where they finished in the top 8, and Dunav Party LAN, which they topped. Virtus.pro finished in the top 16 in the EPL Season 18, not being able to participate in the main stage. They had a great result at the Roobet Cup 2023, winning their first major championship in a long time. Later, in the Thunderpick World Championship 2023, Vp made it to the final but weren’t victorious.

Virtus.pro also participated in the ESL Challenger Winter. They made it to the top 4 there. They had great success at BB Dacha as well—they advanced to the finals. Just prior to the BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, Vp competed in and won the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023, securing their spot in the Spring finals. Next up was IEM Katowice 2024, where Virtus.pro placed in the top 20.

We now examine SAW’s form to round up our match analysis.

The Portuguese team qualified for the ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference at the beginning of the year. They shared the top 1 there. Then, there were two top 4 finishes: in the OMEN WGR Challenge 2023 and the CCT South Europe Series #2.

Major championships like the ESL Pro League Season 17 were also attended by SAW, but only the top-28 could be achieved, though, they gained the overall gaming experience. Afterward, SAW placed fourth in the ESL Challenger League Season 44: Europe and eighth in the CCT North Europe Series #4. In April of last year, they performed at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, but were unable to break through the top-16. However, they were able to pull it off at regional competitions later on. This was the case when SAW won the trophy at Masters League Portugal Season 11: Online. This was also the case at CCT West Europe #4, ESL Masters Espana Season 13: Online Stage, and ESL Masters España Season 13.

Fair enough, SAW played in a number of competitions before competing in CCT Online Finals #5, and they were competitive virtually everywhere. They finished first in the CCT North Europe Series #6, the Aveiro Techdays Cup 2023, the Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #2, and the Master League Portugal Season 12: Online Stage. They also participated in major competitions like the Thunderpick World Championship 2023 but were unable to place higher than the top 12. Master League Portugal Season 12 and XL Games Clash 2023 were won by SAW at the end of November.

At the CCT Online Finals #5, SAW exuded confidence until the third round where they stumbled and finished in the top 6 of the tournament.

YaLLa Compass Fall 2023 was SAW’s last event before competing at PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR. There, they placed in the top 12. They advanced to the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 Europe RMR early in 2024 by being among the top four in the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 European Qualifier. They also participated in the local competition RTP Arena Cup 2024, placing among the top four.

Virtus.pro are far more likely to take the victory. This is evident from both the players’ individual levels and the most recent results—no matter if they include the failure at IEM Katowice 2024. Ultimately, the history of H2Hs demonstrates this—two victories in two contests for Vp.

It won’t pay you off to bet on the moneyline win of Virtus.pro due to the low value of the odds. But betting on Round handicap – map 1 of -5.5 on Vp at odds of 2.40 on Rabona is the far better option.