Virtus.pro vs Passion UA Prediction: the Bears Should Start With a Win

Prediction for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 match, which will take place on November 21st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Bears got a slot at RMR immediately without having to participate in the closed qualifications. However, after the acquisition of electroNic, the team has been struggling to find its game. In the last three months, Virtus.pro has won 50% of their matches. Their best result after the summer break was coming in 3rd-4th place at the Esports World Cup 2024. The team's performance in Shanghai is crucial. If they don't make the playoffs, there's a good chance the organization will hold a global decider.

In the past, Virtus.pro had a distinctive style characterized by slow rounds, disciplined punt exits, and a lack of creativity. Since electroNic's move, the team has been trying to focus more on individual skills and play at different paces, but it hasn't paid off in practice. There are often misunderstandings on the server, and the community thinks that Jame and electroNic are trying to become the main voices in Virtus.pro. Even so, the Bears have some great individual players, which means they can win matches against teams that won't win.

Virtus.pro has a reasonable win rate on Mirage (70% for ten maps) and Anubis (66% for three maps), but they ignore Nuke and have negative scores on other maps. The team hasn't played a single official game all month. They've been focusing on training for RMR instead. Maybe the Bears have finally found a way to play together as a team and will perform well in Shanghai.

Passion UA is the organization set up by the famous footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko. In 2023, they signed up some young Ukrainian cybersports players, with coach Kane guiding them. Then, in 2024, they got in-game leader Fear, who's been a great addition to the team. The team plays mainly at the tier-3 level and has already had some local success. They're now aiming for stickers and an appearance at the major in Shanghai.

Jambo stands out in terms of personal statistics. The Passion UA sniper has a 1.22 HLTV rating over the last three months, deals 82 damage per round, and has 0.78 kills. Jambo isn't always consistent, but he's produced cards with 30+ kills in recent encounters. The team did well in the closed qualification, and all the players got good ratings at the end of the mini-tournament. Before RMR, the Ukrainians played a lot at the tier-3 level, with their best performances on Vertigo (76% for 21 maps), Anubis (67% for 24 maps), and Inferno (64% for 14 maps).

Passion UA is seen as an outsider at RMR because they don't have much competitive experience at the tier-1 level. The teams they'll be up against in Shanghai will be a lot stronger than the ones they've played before. Even with Kane's experience as coach, the individual level of players is pretty weak, and Passion UA doesn't look like a threat to Group B participants at RMR.

Virtus.pro is the favorite in this match, but HLTV gives the Ukrainian team a good chance of causing an upset. This isn't surprising, given that the Bears have been inconsistent recently. However, Virtus.pro should aim to win at least ten rounds.