OG vs. Vitality, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/11 CS: GO

OG and Vitality will meet at the Semi-finals of the ESL Pro League Season 14 this Saturday. The winner of this match will advance to the Grand Final while the loser will be eliminated from the tournament.

OG Team Stats and Latest Results

OG Team is ranked 10th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 91 weeks. The European team has shown an impressive performance in this tournament after failing to make it to the playoffs of the previous ESL Pro League Season 13 which happened in April this year. They won all their five matches at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14 and got a bye to the quarter-finals where they defeated NIP (2-1) and advanced to the semis. Meanwhile, they won the Spring Sweet Spring 2 and finished second at the IEM Summer 2021. Considering their performance over the last 8 matches, they won their last 6 matches and lost 2. Their win rate stands at 72.7%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Inferno (80.0%), Dust2 (60.0%), and Mirage (55.6%). They attained an average performance on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to show an impressive performance on Nuke (33.3%). The team line-up consists of valde (1.11), Aleksib (1.01), niko (1.00), mantuu (1.14), and flameZ (1.13).

Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results

Vitality Team is placed 9th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 102 weeks. The French team won 4 out of their 5 matches at the group stage and finished second in Group A. After advancing to the playoffs, they defeated Complexity (2-1) at the playoff round 1 and surprised Gambit (2-0) at the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, they were part of the IEM Cologne 2021 and finished 9-12th. At the previous ESL Pro League Season 13, they failed to advance to the playoffs after winning 2 out of their 5 matches at the group stage. In their last 8 games, they have won 6 matches and has a win rate of 73.3%.

Map performance over the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Cobblestone (100.0%), Inferno (80.0%), Nuke (80.0%), Overpass (75.0%), Vertigo (75.0%), and Mirage (71.4%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Dust2 (20.0%). The team line-up consists of shox (1.03), apEX (1.03), ZywOo (1.32), misutaaa (1.01), and Kyojin (0.95).

OG vs. Vitality H2H Record

Head-to-head stats show 5 meetings between the opponents. Vitality has 3 wins while OG has won in 2 matches. The last clash was at the IEM Summer 2021 and OG won 2-1.

OG vs. Vitality Betting Preview

Both teams are on an upswing and we should expect a spectacular Saturday when they meet. Vitality eliminated Gambit which is the second-best team on the global ranking. OG has won their last 6 matches while Vitality has a 4-match win streak. Considering map statistics over the last 3 months, Vitality leads on Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo while OG has displayed a better performance on Dust2. For this reason, we believe Vitality will progress to the grand final.

The Pick: Vitality to win.