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Virtus.pro vs SAW Tips & Predictions – Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025

tit-krajnik
29 Jan 2025
Tit Krajnik 29 Jan 2025
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  • Virtus.pro vs SAW Counter-Strike 2 betting predictions for Thursday, January 30, in the lower bracket of the IEM Katowice 2025 Play-In stage (13:30 CET)
  • Virtus.pro suffered a tough loss against paiN in the first round
  • SAW should not be priced as such big underdogs
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Virtus.pro vs SAW Predictions


Virtus.pro and SAW will face off on Thursday, January 30, in the lower bracket of Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025, where they'll fight for survival in the tournament. It'll mark their first meeting of the season, and according to the latest betting odds, Virtus.pro are expected to win.
  • Virtus.pro vs SAW Predictions
  • Head to Head
  • Virtus.pro Form
  • Virtus.pro Squad & Team News
  • SAW Form
  • SAW Squad & Team News

Virtus.pro carry the tag as favourites into this match despite their lacklustre showings since the turn of the year. While this makes some sense, as VP field a very capable lineup, they have not been performing well enough to earn that much respect.

SAW haven't had the best start with their new-look roster although they have shown some good things lately, especially the newest arrival, Ag1l.

This should be a much more competitive game than how it seems.

  • Virtus.pro have yet to find much traction
  • SAW are still working their way up
  • Clash of two shaky teams 

Head to Head


SAW and Virtus.pro have yet to meet this season.

Virtus.pro Form


Virtus.pro rebuilt their Counter-Strike 2 roster this offseason and have since played just three games – against Complexity (2-0), Vitality (0-2), and paiN Gaming (0-2). Their most recent outing, against paiN, ended in a tough loss, as VP failed to pass double digits on Mirage (8-13) and Dust 2 (2-13).

In their defence, paiN are in exceptional form; however, that does not take away from the fact that VP have not looked good across their last two outings and evidently need more time to gel.

Virtus.pro Squad & Team News


No changes for Virtus.pro.

  • Evgeniy "FL1T" Lebedev
  • Petr "fame" Bolyshev
  • Denis "electroNic" Sharipov
  • Timur "FL4MUS" Maryev
  • Kaisar "ICY" Faiznurov

SAW Form


SAW, like Virtus.pro, made some roster changes this offseason, with the departures of their best two players. As a result, SAW lost a lot of their firepower, yet they seem to be doing just fine with Ag1l and shr filling the gaps.

The new lineup has so far played just two official games, both ending in a loss. Their most recent came against GamerLegion in the first round of the IEM Katowice 2025 Play-in, with 11-13 on Nuke and 9-13 on Inferno.

While not the cleanest display from SAW, Ag1l played well, averaging a 1.05 rating, behind story, who posted the team's highest rating of 1.13.

SAW Squad & Team News


No changes for SAW.

  • Christopher "MUTiRiS" Fernandes
  • Ricardo "rmn" Oliveira
  • João "story" Vieira
  • André "Ag1l" Gil
  • José "shr" Gil

Verdict

Both teams made two significant roster changes this offseason, and they are both still in the process of adjusting to the new lineups. Virtus.pro seem to be doing worse in that department.

Despite having a much better potential than SAW, VP have hardly looked any stronger.

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