Group A’s Upper Final is a BLAST Fall Final semi-final rematch, as Cloud9 have a chance to avenge themselves against Vitality and guarantee themselves a top-four placing.

CS2 odds used in this article were provided by one of the best CS2 betting sites, Pinnacle.

Cloud9 vs Vitality Match Preview

Cloud9

The Russian AWPer-less squad continue to display impressive performances, including a dominant win against ENCE which netted them the Upper Final matchup against Vitality.

All five Cloud9 players have had their moments, but no one is remotely close to delivering the same amount of output as Denis “electroNic” Sharipov. The experienced rifler is arguably one of the best CS2 players in the world at the moment. and is always a handful to deal with for his opposition.

Despite Cloud9 finding success without a dedicated sniper so far, lacking an AWPer could be troublesome in the long run, as well as in their next matchup, where they will be facing Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, one of the most prolific marksmen in the history of Counter-Strike.

Vitality

The losses of Emil “Magisk” Reif and Danny “zonic” Sorensen don’t seem to bother Vitality, as they just keep getting better and better. The Bees took care of business in their opening first matchup, where they brushed NAVI aside in a not-so-competitive affair.

Their new addition William “mezii” Merriman shone the brightest in the opener, leading the team in the number of frags as well as ADR (average damage per round).

At the BLAST Fall Final, Vitality scraped a victory against Cloud9 after a hard-fought and thrilling three-map series. This time out, if mezii performs to the same level as he did against NAVI, then Dan “apeX” Madesclaire and the rest of his teammates should be certain of another positive result.

Cloud9 vs Vitality Odds & Prediction

Pinnacle Esports have Vitality as favourites to overcome Cloud9 for the second time in the past few weeks and land themselves a semi-final spot. One thing’s for certain, it’s going to be a fiery and exciting game, so make sure to tune into the action.

• Prediction: Cloud9 (1-2) Vitality
• Odds: Cloud9 Win (+183/2.830), Vitality Win (-227/1.440)
• CS2 Betting Site: Pinnacle

Odds provided are accurate at the time of writing, liable to change. 

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