FURIA vs Virtus.pro: Who Will Advance To the Quarterfinals?

FURIA vs Virtus.pro: Who Will Advance To the Quarterfinals?

Who is the favourite?

The second day of the ESL Pro League playoffs starts today, and the day's first match will be the meeting between FURIA and Virtus.pro. Both teams are capable of reaching the quarter-finals, but who will be stronger?

Maps

Already at the first stage of the map veto, Virtus.pro will have problems. FURIA always bans Dust2, which is one of the strongest VP cards. The CIS team, in turn, will ban Nuke, and FURIA will have Mirage and Vertigo, where the Brazilians show a good game. They will pick one of these maps, after which Virtus.pro will take Inferno, which is convenient for them. After that, Mirage or Vertigo will remain on the deader. It will depend on the choice of FURIA. Thus, the most likely map veto is Vertigo-Inferno-Mirage. FURIA has the advantage at this stage because the Brazilians will receive two convenient maps.

Map veto statistics of both teams
Map veto statistics of both teams

The Shape

FURIA showed an excellent game on the group stage. They beat Liquid, Evil Geniuses, and Eternal Fire, losing only to Cloud9, who became the group's leaders. The Brazilians showed a confident game with minimal errors in all the matches, and their form is clearly close to its peak. At the same time, Virtus.pro is not doing so well. They easily cope with tier-2 teams but cannot impose a fight on tier-1 teams. Therefore, the CIS club still needs to keep improving its game to get to tier-1. It is also worth noting that these teams' last two personal meetings ended in favour of FURIA with a score of 2-0.

Teams' shape
Teams' shape

Outcome

FURIA are the clear favourites in this matchup, and it will be a very difficult matchup for Virtus.pro. Only good preparation for the game will save the CIS team because it's the only way to win a convenient map for the opponent.

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