Vitality vs. Heroic, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/25 CS:GO
The DreamHack Open Fall 2020 will come to an end on Sunday when Vitality takes on Heroic in the Grand final, and they are slight favorites in this Best of 5 encounter. Along with the prestigious trophy, the winner of this duel will also get $33,000, IEM Global Challenge 2020 ticket, and 2500 RMR Points, while the losing team will have to settle with $21,500 and 2344 RMR Points.
Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results
Vitality showed the best form in the group stage, which they finished with two wins and the best round difference of +19. They then destroyed NiP and BIG in the first two rounds of the playoffs and came from behind to defeat the No. 1 seed Astralis in the Upper final. Vitality displayed great resilience and strong mentality after losing the opening map 16-4 (Nuke) and responded with wins on Dust2 and Overpass. Vitality won nine of the previous 12 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Vitality was unbeaten on Overpass (played five times), while they were decent on Dust2 (76.9% win rate) and Mirage (62.5%). On the other hand, they were below average on Nuke (40.0%) and vertigo (40.0%). Since August 2020, Vitality is playing with the current lineup that is made of shox (1.04 rating), RpK (1.00), apex (1.02), ZywOo (1.29), and misutaaa (0.99). They appeared on 49 maps together and have a record of 30 wins and 19 losses.
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Heroic didn’t play well in the group stage as they suffered a couple of losses in three matches, so they were forced to get this far through the Lower bracket. They beat North in the opening round of the playoffs, had a bit of more trouble against Sprout and BIG, while they came from behind to defeat NiP in the Lower final. Heroic, the No. 2 team in the world right now, defeated the No. 1 team and top seed Astralis in the Consolidation final in the most recent game. Heroic won nine of the last 15 games.
During the past three months, Heroic was strong on Nuke (83.3%) and played well on Overpass (66.7%) and Train (63.6%), while they failed to get a win in only appearance on Dust2. Heroic is also playing with the current lineup since August this year and appeared on 85 maps with a record of 52 wins and 33 losses. The team members are cadiaN (1.10), b0RUP (0.95), niko (1.08), stavn (1.14), and TeSeS (1.11).
Vitality vs. Heroic H2H Record
These rivals have met on five occasions before, and Vitality is leading the all-time series 4-1, but heroic won the latest H2H encounter at the ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe in late August.
Vitality vs. Heroic Betting Preview
I prefer not to bet on the winner in the Grand finals of a major tournament, but that is not going to be the case in this one. We’re dealing with two top 5 sides and it’s clear that this one could go either way, but I am going with Vitality as they impressed me more at this tournament. They dropped just two maps thus far here and displayed a great team spirit and willingness in the most recent win over Astralis. Although they could drop a map or two on Sunday, I believe Vitality will return to the summit of the CS:GO tour with a win.
