Virtus.pro vs Team Vitality Prediction: it’s unlikely that Virtus.pro will create a sensation

Prediction for the match between Virtus.pro and Team Vitality which will take place on January 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Virtus.pro

The Bears have had a reshuffle and enter the new season with a renewed roster in 2025. The electroNic/fame/FL1T trio was joined by young talents FL4MUS and ICY. Virtus.pro was inspired by the performance of the rookies at the last major in Shanghai and offered them to enter the full-fledged tier-1 level. True, the team itself is far from the elite and does not even aspire for big titles.

Virtus.pro has already played a match against Complexity and got a hard-working 2:0 victory. Dust II and Train ended with an identical score of 13:10 in favour of the Bears. FL1T is in a difficult situation again - Eugene lost his place as a starter after electroNic's move, and in the current line-up he can't boast of firepower. At least in the match against Complexity FL1T was hardly seen on the server.

The new version of Virtus.pro has great potential on paper, but now the roster needs time to find synergy within the team. The Bears in 2023-2024 rarely won against opponents from the top-5 HLTV, although the lineup at that time included IEM Rio 2022 champions. On old achievements Virtus.pro could count itself among the elite in the past, but right now they belong more to the tier-2 level. Therefore, in the match with Team Vitality it will not be expected to win convincingly.

Team Vitality

Team Vitality made one point substitution - ropz plays for the Bumblebees instead of Spinx. Star FaZe helped ZywOo to beat Metizport (2:0), while flameZ, apEX and mezii were dragging at the bottom of the ranking table with negative indicators. Team Vitality has to get used to the new playstyle again, but the overall level of the team has not dropped.

Last year we were convinced that ZywOo alone is not capable of winning matches for his team. In key encounters at major tournaments, including majors, no one helped Mathieu win cards. Top-7 for flameZ and top-13 for Spinx were given to HLTV for their stable appearances in the top-4, but in most semifinals the Bumblebees failed. The move of ropz can solve this mental problem within the team. Robin is not afraid of big matches, his level of play can reach the best players in the world, and his unconventional solutions often became the key to success for FaZe.

Judging the Bumblebees' form from the match against Metizport is pointless. The opponent does not play at the elite level, besides, all teams came out after a long break, even with changes in the lineup. The match with Virtus.pro will not reflect the strength of Team Vitality either, although on paper ZywOo and company should defeat the Bears without any problems.

Expert Betting Tips

After the first matches we saw the energised newcomers Virtus.pro on one side, and the powerful duo of ZywOo and ropz on the other. The Bears showed character twice and won both maps against Complexity in the end, while Team Vitality has three players who have not yet come out of rest. It's unlikely that Virtus.pro will create a sensation, but they may well grab one card.

Total Over 2.5 for 2.40 

Total Over 2.5 for 2.20