Virtus.pro vs Fnatic Prediction: Fnatic can't offer Virtus.pro anything to make them worry

Prediction for the ESL pro League Season 19 Virtus.pro vs Fnatic match which will take place on April 23rd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

In all interviews, the CEO of Virtus.pro says that the organization has the biggest ambitions for the upcoming CS2 tournaments. To win, the Bears decided to make a high-profile reshuffle and signed electroNic instead of mir. The new Virtus.pro roster looks impressive, but will it be the same on the servers?

The main problem with the current roster is the distribution of roles. Mir has often played a supporting role and has rarely been the hero of individual matches. ElectroNic is a world-class star, PGL Copenhagen Major 2021 champion, and he was a star player even in Natus Vincere's championship squad. Yes, there was a period in his career when he took on the role of captain, but Denis was unsuccessful. Now, in Virtus.pro, FL1T takes the usual role, and Evgeny is very stable. Maybe glory will make some concessions. But the essence of all permutations is the same - the Bears' style can change significantly, and this process will be painful initially.

However, Virtus.pro's system is set up so that it can't cope with passing tier-2 teams, no matter what condition Jame's team is in. The Bears finished 9th to 11th at the Major but could have made the playoffs had it not been for their captain's unfortunate server crash on the second map with G2 Esports. At IEM Chengdu 2024, the team made the playoffs. Virtus.pro is consistently in the top 10 HLTV world rankings. 

The legendary organization from CS is still looking for a way into the tier-1 scene, but with each passing year, it is burning in the hell of cybersports. Last year, Fnatic assembled a roster of no-names and two previously successful players (though their achievements were from 2014 to 2017). Unfortunately, KRIMZ isn't getting any younger, and the younger generation isn't getting any more high-profile wins.

The page with Fnatic's track record in 2024 describes the current state of the team - endless failures in open qualifiers, missing the Major in Copenhagen. Against this backdrop, winning the RES European Series #1 looks like a complete miracle, but don't jump to conclusions. This tournament on Liquipedia didn't even make it into the tier-2, and all the real title contenders miraculously failed to make it to Fnatic on the tournament grid. The team's recent match results support the theory that they are ineffective - their top 30 opponents rarely have any problems, but the matches above them tend not to end in KRIMZ's favor.

Bookmakers have no doubts about Virtus.pro's victory, but they are cautious with their odds because of electroNic's transition. Everyone understands that Denis' integration into the team will take a long time, and unexpected defeats can happen. But Fnatic can't offer Virtus.pro anything to make them worry about the result.