Ottelun ennustus Virtus.pro VS sAw

Virtus.pro and SAW will meet in the first round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A. I won't say anything about The International riga, as we all saw how horribly the Portuguese played in their last LAN tournament, showing nothing.

For its part, Virtus.pro is one of the favourites for the current RMR tournament. First of all, the team is the reigning Major Champion. Secondly, the number of slots available allows them to reach their goal without any problems.

On the other hand, I don't have much faith in the Portuguese team, which, although it has an experienced squad, is a lot better in terms of shooting. And the peak of SAW's form came in January, and since then the team has been failing more often.

Therefore, here I would lean on the logical victory of the Virtus.pro team, which seems to be stronger individually and structurally on any map. Well, it remains to wish the Portuguese good luck.

Virtus.pro uniform

The eighth ranked team in the world played well in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, where they managed to defeat IHC Esports and fnatic, but at the same time failed to cope with Cloud9.

However, already in the 1/8 finals Virtus.pro once again led NAVI, once again coming up with nothing in two games.

More recently, the Russian team also went to the BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023 play-offs, but lost there instantly to FORZE. Nevertheless, despite all their recent failures, the Bears look powerful, especially against the background of SAW.

Virtus.pro's latest results:

• A 2-0 win over IHC Esports.
• Victory over fnatic with a score of 2-0.
• Defeat at the hands of Cloud9 by a score of 1-2.
• 0-2 defeat at the hands of Natus Vincere.
• 0-2 defeat by FORZE.

Virtus.pro's best scores:

• Inferno - 83% wins.
• Mirage - 67% wins.

It is worth recalling that the Russian team have been consistently failing to deliver Nuke maps.

SAW form

The 31st ranked team in the world hardly qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR with a very weak performance in the qualifiers. In other words, the Portuguese miraculously made it here, playing on tie-breaks.

Next, the team failed in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, where they only managed a random victory against Imperial Esports, but at the same time showed a monster game against the leaders.

Of late, SAW also finished fourth at ESL Challenger League Season 44 Europe and reached the quarter-finals of CCT North Europe Series 4, where they lost to GamerLegion.

Latest SAW results:

• A 1-2 loss to GamerLegion.
• Victory over Endpoint 2-0.
• Beat EYEBALLERS 2-0.
• Beat K23 2-1.
• 0-2 defeat by Monte.

SAW's best scores:

• Vertigo - 83% wins.
• Nuke - 67% wins.
• Inferno - 62% wins.
• Ancient - 53% wins.

In turn, the Portuguese team has long given up on maps Mirage.

Virtus.pro - SAW encounter statistics

Last season the teams met once - at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A the victory went to Virtus.pro (2-1).

Virtus.pro vs SAW

I don't see The International riga in this match, as one team is clearly stronger than the other. And on the cards everything is stacked in favor of Jame and company, as SAW likes to roll on Vertigo, Inferno and Ancient. So in this case I would recommend betting on Virtus.pro to win with a handicap of -3.5.