Ottelun ennustus Vitality VS Apeks

The International is no less exciting than the first semi-final, as once again there is a clear favourite to take on a clear upstart. This time it will be Apeks, who have already made history.

Honestly, I didn't believe in the Europeans' victory over Team Liquid until the very last one, as they sometimes missed the thread of the game. But with their actions and strong play they managed to close the comeback twice.

Nevertheless, I will stick to the general logic and assume that the final between Vitality and Heroic ѕtunet the logical outcome of this championship, otherwise don't expect any viewings and records. So here I would lean on the Vitality team to win.

Vitality's form

The world number one team just recently won IEM Rio 2023, where they managed to produce a strong streak of victories in spite of their defeat by OG. But most importantly, it was Heroic who shut out the boys in the final.

As for the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, Vitality easily defeated G2 Esports, ENCE and Monte and reached the play-offs with excellent seeding.

Well, in the quarterfinals, the Danish-French team was able to create a sensation called Into the Breach. Yes, the team gave the initiative to their opponents in places, but the final victory looked very easy.

Vitality's latest results:

• A 2-0 win over Heroic.
• 16-13 win over G2 Esports.
• 16-13 win over ENCE.
• 2-0 win over Monte.
• Beat Into the Breach 2-0.

Vitality's best scores:

• Nuke - 100% wins.
• Anubis - 88% wins.
• Vertigo - 80% wins.
• Inferno - 75% wins.
• Overpass - 67% wins.
• Mirage - 60% wins.

Let's not forget that the Danish-French team still bans the Ancient card, the opponent's first pick.

Apeks form

The nineteenth team in the world ranking was able to surprise back in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, where it was stronger than Team Liquid, Grayhound Gaming and paiN Gaming, but also Ledgeila G2 Esports.

Already in the main stage, the European team lost twice, to Heroic and GamerLegion, but at the same time found the strength to shut out Into the Breach, Bad News Eagles and Ninjas in Pyjamas to sensationally find themselves in the play-offs.

Apeks continued to surprise in the quarter-finals the day before. This time the team left Team Liquid behind. Still, I really wonder what the Europeans will do without Ancient Peak.

Recent Apeks results:

• A 10-16 loss to Heroic.
• Victory over Bad News Eagles by a score of 16-6.
• 0-2 defeat of GamerLegion.
• Beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.
• Beat Team Liquid 2-0.

Apeks top scorers:

• Anubis - 80% wins.
• Ancient - 71% wins.
• Overpass - 61% wins.
• Inferno - 58% wins.
• Mirage - 53% wins.
• Vertigo - 50% wins.

In turn, the European squad is steadily denying Nuke.

Vitality - Apeks encounter statistics

The teams have not met before.

Forecast for the match Vitality - Apeks

As said above, the main point is what Apeks will come up with, as there is no way to pick Ancient. Yes, you can figure out the options on Anubis, but the opponent looks cool here as well.

All in all, there are a lot of map questions that are trivially unanswered. Otherwise Vitality should live up to its status. I won't say for a rout, but in a general sense the Danish-French team can't pass up a chance to reach the grand final.

So in this case, I would recommend betting on a win for the Vitality team.