Heroic vs. Virtus.pro Preview & Prediction- Free 2/20 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at Group A upper bracket final in the ongoing IEM Katowice 2022 tournament this Sunday. The winner of this matchup will advance to the semi-finals while the losing team goes to the quarter-finals. The prize pool of this tournament adds up to $972,000 and the winner will receive $400,000.

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

Heroic is ranked 8th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 96 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing IEM Katowice 2022 tournament, the Danish team has defeated OG (2:1) and Vitality to advance to the upper final of Group A. The team failed to impress in any of their last 3 tournaments and this is also reflected in their win rate which currently stands at 36.4%. They lost all their matches at the IEM Winter 2021 and finished 13-16th. They also came 7-8th at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 and 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1. Considering their last 8 matches, the team only managed to win 2 matches and lost 6.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows a decent win rate on Mirage (57.1%) but failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%), Nuke (33.3%), Overpass (25.0%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of sjuush (1.05), stavn (1.12), cadiaN (1.09), refrezh (1.03), and TeSeS (1.09).

Virtus.pro Team Stats and Latest Results

Virtus.pro is ranked 4th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 200 weeks. The CIS team is currently in great shape because they have won 7 out of their last 8 matches and has a win rate of 90.0%. At the ongoing IEM Katowice 2022 tournament, they have defeated Copenhagen Flames (2:0) and NIP (2:1). They finished 5-8th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and were awarded $140,000. They also came 9-16th at the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 2, 3-4th at the IEM Winter 2021 and won the ESL Challenger February 2022 which ended on 13th February 2022.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has attained an excellent win rate on Dust2 (100.0%), Overpass (100.0%), Ancient (100.0%), Inferno (100.0%), and Mirage (66.7%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%). Their roster consists of buster (1.06), Qikert (1.05), Jame (1.16), FL1T (1.10), and YEKINDAR (1.15).

Heroic vs. Virtus.pro H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 2 meetings between the opponents and both sides have won once. Their last encounter was at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and Heroic won 2:1.

Heroic vs. Virtus.pro Betting Preview

Heroic has been on the decline over the last 3 months and they won only 2 out of their last 8 games. On the other hand, Virtus.pro is coming to this matchup on a 6-match win streak and boasts of a 90.0%-win rate. Considering their performance on the maps, the CIS team has an advantage on 5 cards while Heroic leads on 2 maps. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Virtus.pro in this meeting.

The Pick: Virtus.pro to win.