Swiss round 1
Virtus.pro vs MIBR
Format: BO1
30.11.2024 06:00
Prediction for the match between Virtus.pro and MIBR which will take place on November 30. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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Virtus.pro entered the RMR from the 3-5th place, losing only against 3DMAX. The team was lucky not to face strong opponents on the grid, but the community is happy with the fact of reaching the majors. Virtus.pro has had huge problems in recent months, with strange defeats surprising everyone, including fans. The organization has fallen out of the top ten teams according to HLTV rankings, and there is a huge threat over the roster. The major in China will be key for the Jame and electroNic collective.
At RMR, we saw the best version of Virtus.pro. Jame is back at the top of the stat sheet, he is in the top ten players in Group B along with electroNic and FL1T. The sniper shows a 1.25 HLTV rating and makes 0.8 kills per round. The stats say that if Jame is showing good numbers, Virtus.pro is far behind in the standings. ElectroNic is giving out 90 damage per round, and is in the top in firepower on almost every map. After six maps, Virtus.pro has a strong 40% minority realization rate, but there are problems in 5x4 situations (67%). The Bears play better defense (60%) than offense (48%), but this is partly due to the choice of maps - Virtus.pro played half of its games on Ancient.
Before RMR, the team spent a month preparing and did not participate in tournaments. Before that, Virtus.pro failed Thunderpick World Championship 2024, reached the playoffs of IEM Rio 2024 and ESL Pro League Season 20. The last time the Bears were in the top-4 of a major tournament was at Esports World Cup 2024 in August. There have been notes of good play in China, and there is hope that the Bears have finally had successful training and are ready to return to the Counter-Strike elite.
MIBR
MIBR shared the top spot with Wildcard Gaming at the American RMR with convincing wins over KRU Esports, Imperial Esports, and Complexity. The Brazilians failed to qualify for the previous major in Copenhagen, but have grown noticeably over the past six months and have achieved good results. Standouts include a 3-4 place at ESL Pro League Season 20 and a spot in the top 15 of HLTV. MIBR no longer looks like a regional leader, it is capable of competing at the majors for top spots as well.
After the triumph in Malta, there were changes in the team - instead of brnz4n came Lucaozy. The newcomer joined the team quite well and shows better stats than brnz4n. But after the Reshaft, MIBR lost its momentum - 7th-8th place at ESL Challenger Katowice 2024 and second place at ESL Challenger League Season 48: South America. MIBR consists of young Brazilian players, mostly raised in their own academy. Insani, exit and saffee are the three stable leaders of the team, and in particular at RMR they all showed excellent play.
MIBR won 70% of the rounds in defense, realized the majority in 80%, and has 37% in the minority. But we remember that the American RMR is much weaker than the European RMR in terms of team strength. Therefore, on paper MIBR are the underdogs in this meeting.
Expert Betting Tips
The problem with all Virtus.pro matches is the unpredictability of the Bears. The individual skill of the players allows them to keep a high status in Counter-Strike, but the team allows unexpected upsets. In China we saw a team capable of making the playoffs, so we will believe in the first victory over MIBR.