Match Prediction: TheMongolz - Vitality | CS2 (CS:GO)

Team Vitality and The MongolZ will face off in the finals of the top grid of Group B at ESL Pro League Season 19. Both teams have already guaranteed their way into the play-offs, but if the winner starts its journey in the quarterfinals, the loser will go to the Round of 12 of the final stage. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Mongolians be able to surprise the crowd once again? Let's find out.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed during the previous year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

Team Vitality's form

Team Vitality have had a great year of play, although they didn't start the previous season in the best way. The European squad started the year with a 1st-3rd place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, followed by 5th-8th place finishes at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 and ESL Pro League Season 17. But then ZywOo and his teammates were able to pick up their form and win the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, earning a combined $600,000 in prize money at those two events. In BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, Team Vitality finished in second place at the tournament and won $85,000. BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 finished in 4th-6th place for Vitality, which earned them $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. ZywOo and his team also participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 where they finished in 3rd-4th place and won $80,000. At Gamers8 2023, a LAN event in Saudi Arabia with a prize pool of $1,000,000, Team Vitality was victorious and earned the top prize of $400,000. Vitality also competed at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they managed to finish in the top 8. The 5th-8th places in the standings provided the players with $35,000 in prize money. At the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, Team Vitality finished in the top 16 and received a $4,000 consolation prize. ZywOo and his teammates ended the year as BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 champions, earning $200,000 as well as a slot in BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. The gaming year ended with a win at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, which earned the team a top prize of $500,000. The new year started for Team Vitality with a win in Group A at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, which earned them $22,500 and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, ZywOo and his teammates failed to please their fans, finishing 13th-16th in the standings and earning $10,000.

Previously, Vitality participated in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, where Team Vitality made it to the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B tournament. At the tournament itself, the Long Sogpeg team was in the elimination stage. In the first match ZywOo and team lost to Eternal Fire and travelled to the lower matches of the second round, where they defeated The MongolZ with a score of 13-9 on the Nuke map. The European club's next opponent was the Brazilians from Imperial Esports, who were outlasted by Vitality with a 13-9 score on the Overpass map. In the top matches of the fourth round Team Vitality defeated Complexity Gaming in a complete bo3 series (Inferno - 19-16, Vertigo - 7-13, Anubis - 13-10), which allowed them to enter the play-offs of the tournament. The first opponent for ZywOo and his team in the final stage was Cloud9. A 2-0 victory (Inferno - 13-8, Anubis - 13-2) secured Vitality's place in the semi-finals of the tournament.

According to the results of the ESL Pro League Season 19 draw, Team Vitality were placed in Group B. Their first opponent was Sharks Esports. The victory over the Brazilians on two maps in a row (Vertigo - 13-11, Mirage - 13-3) took ZywOo and his teammates to the semi-finals. There Vitality defeated BetBoom Team with the same result (Mirage - 13-4, Anubis - 13-9) and went to the final of the grid.

Team Vitality's recent results stats:

• A 2-0 victory over BetBoom Team
• A 2-0 win over Sharks Esports.
• Defeat FaZe Clan 2:1
• 2:0 win over Cloud9
• 2:1 win over Complexity Gaming

The MongolZ's form

The MongolZ had a great showing last year at the regional level and made it to several major championships. They started the season with a silver medal at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: Asia-Pacific RMR and a slot at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they finished in 20th-22nd place in the standings and earned a $10,000 consolation prize. The MongolZ then went on to win the IESF Asian Championship 2023: East Asian Qualifier, XSE Pro League 2023: Online Stage and ESN National Championship 2023. After making it to the top-16 of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, The MongolZ earned $10,000. However, the team failed to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, finishing in third place in the Asian qualification. A win at the MESA Pro Series: Fall 2023 earned them $3,178.92. In November, The MongolZ were also able to qualify for tournaments such as the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023 and eXTREMESLAND 2023. The championship at ESL Challenger League Season 46: Asia-Pacific earned bLitz and his teammates $15,000 in prize money. And at ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023, the team managed to finish in the top 4 and earn $10,000. The MongolZ started 2024 by winning the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: East Asian Qualifier, which will allow The MongolZ to participate in the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR. At the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: Asian Qualifier, the team was one step away from travelling to the tournament in China. The Mongolian club also became the champions of the eXTREMESLAND 2023 tournament and earned $25,000 in prize money. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 The MongolZ did not perform well, finishing in 17th-20th place and receiving $4,500 in prize money. Winning the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR secured the MongolZ a trip to Denmark for the main tournament. At the Major tournament itself, The MongolZ secured 15th-16th place in the standings and earned $20,000. A win at ESL Challenger Jonköping 2024: Asian Closed Qualifier secured the MongolZ a trip to another LAN Championship. The championship at ESN National Championship 2024 earned the Mongolians $4,347.83 in prize money.

Before travelling to the LAN tournament, The MongolZ took part in Esports World Cup 2024: Asian Qualifier. The MongolZ started the qualifier by defeating Rare Atom in a full bo3 series (Ancient - 8-13, Mirage - 13-11, Inferno - 16-12. In the top grid final, The MongolZ defeated TYLOO on two maps (Nuke - 13-0, Mirage - 22-18). The decisive match against Rare Atom ended with the Mongolian team winning 2:1 (Ancient - 13-5, Mirage - 16-19, Inferno - 16-12). Thus, The MongolZ qualified for Esports World Cup 2024.

According to the results of the ESL Pro League Season 19 group stage draw, The MongolZ were placed in Group B. In the quarterfinals of the top set, The MongolZ defeated Team Falcons in a tense series with the result 2:1 (Mirage - 13-3, Nuke - 9-13, Ancient - 13-11). The semifinal clash with G2 Esports ended with The MongolZ winning by two maps (Ancient - 13-4, Anubis - 13-7).

Statistics of The MongolZ's recent results:

• Victory over G2 Esports with a score of 2-0
• Victory over Team Falcons 2:1
• 2:1 win over Rare Atom
• 2:0 win over TYLOO
• 2:1 win over Rare Atom

Match History of Team Vitality - The MongolZ

Since the beginning of this year the participants of this rivalry have not played against each other on the professional scene.

Predicted result of the match Team Vitality - The MongolZ

The MongolZ are performing quite confidently at ESL Pro League Season 19, although their next opponent will be a serious challenge. Let's bet on a 2:1 victory for Team Vitality.