Vitality and Cloud9 will meet in the bottom group stage of the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023. In this case, the loser will go home, while the winner will go to the play-offs, but only to the quarter-finals.
Few expected such an awful Long Sogpeg from the Danish-French squad, who managed to lose to Imperial Esports with a bang. The fact that their opponent's situation is certainly no better, however, saves the day, as Cloud9 has long been unable to contend with the top contenders.
In general, it's time for ZywOo and company to get better, otherwise it will be quite ridiculous. Well, the Russian team in that form is not very good at all. So here I'd lean on the Vitality team to win.
Vitality's form
The first team of the world ranking played confidently at IEM Rio 2023 where they managed to show the first signs of life, and in the end closed the championship by beating Heroic in the final.
Moreover, the Danish-French team built on their success at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they did not suffer a single defeat, than expected, against the failure of the other favourites, to become champions.
However, at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023, Vitality suddenly had a game disappearing, as the team almost nullified by Imperial Esports, definitely playing off script (just kidding, if anything).
Vitality's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Monte.
- A 2-0 win over Into the Breach.
- 2-0 win over Apeks.
- Beat GamerLegion 2-0.
- Defeat by Imperial Esports 0-2.
Vitality's best scores:
- Nuke - 100% wins.
- Anubis - 88% wins.
- Vertigo - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 75% wins.
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Overpass - 62% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the Danish-French squad continues to give up on Ancient.
Cloud9 form
The sixth team in the world rankings back in April rolled to the semifinals of IEM Rio 2023, and then became the champion of Brazy Party 2023, managing to beat both 9INE and OG with Astralis.
However, recently the Russian team came to IEM Dallas 2023 where they even managed to beat Grayhound Gaming and Complexity Gaming. But they failed to defeat Astralis and FaZe Clan and never made it to the play-offs.
Here's how Cloud9 once again failed at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023 Long Cogneg, and now the team has pulled away from G2 Esports, showing a very mediocre game.
Cloud9's latest results:
- A 16-12 win over Grayhound Gaming.
- A 0-2 loss to Astralis.
- A 2-1 win over Complexity Gaming.
- Defeat by FaZe Clan 1-2.
- A 0-2 defeat to G2 Esports.
Cloud9's best scores:
- Anubis - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 71% wins.
- Ancient - 65% wins.
- Vertigo - 63% wins.
- Overpass - 60% wins.
- Inferno - 56% wins.
In turn, the Russian team continues to deny Nuke.
Vitality - Cloud9 encounter statistics
In the current season the teams met once - Vitality (2-1) won at IEM Rio 2023.
Forecast for Vitality - Cloud9
I think everyone remembers how the game developed in Rio de Janeiro. Given the psychological problems of the Cloud9s, the defeat clearly remains in the memory of the boys.
And in fact, right now Cloud9 are far from having any hopes of getting into the play-offs, as the game is very bad. As for the Danish-French side, there's not much to say. They've lost, that's all right.
In general, it remains to believe in a comeback, but for Long Song, Cloud9 have exactly zero chance. So in this case I'd recommend betting on Vitality to win.
