Team Vitality vs FaZe Prediction: FaZe Won't Simply Give Up

Prediction for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 match, which will take place on December 13th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Team Vitality

The Bumblebees made it to the Shanghai Major 2024 playoffs. Team Vitality beat GamerLegion, FURIA Esports and MIBR without losing a map. Team Vitality played eight maps in China and won them all. They could keep winning in the Major playoffs.

The Bumblebees' recent results can be viewed in different ways. Team Vitality played like a grandmaster. They won 66% of the rounds and were equally good at attacking and defending. 90% majority, 28% minority. The Bumblebees won five out of eight pistol rounds. ZywOo is second only to donk, and Spinx, flameZ and mezii are in the top ten. The team has also played low-ranked opponents in China recently, except for FaZe on RMR. In 2024, Team Vitality did not lose to teams in the second or third tier of HLTV.

Team Vitality often makes the playoffs and reaches the semi-finals. This season, the team can't win titles for various reasons. Either ZywOo falls ill, a player loses form, or opponents catch a break. In 2024, Team Vitality has only played in three finals and won only once. ZywOo will find it hard to compete for the top 1, but a win at a major could help him at the HLTV Awards.

FaZe

Karrigan and his team can play the stage. The Shanghai team gave reason for doubt but won three important games against Wildcard, MOUZ and FURIA Esports. FaZe is one of the top ten HLTV teams, but last won the trophy at IEM Chengdu 2024, which was also a Chinese LAN tournament. Will China's magic work with FaZe in Shanghai?

This team is a major phenomenon. FaZe had the worst Kill/Deaths stats (-21) and team HLTV rating (0.99) in the playoffs. Rain, Frozen and Ropz have struggled to do well. Karrigan is usually down, but Broky does well. The Latvian sharpshooter did well on only one map out of eight. The team has problems on the ST side, with low realization and a negative pistol round indicator.

FaZe and stats don't go together. Karrigan and his team can play badly together, but on stage they play well. At the last events, FaZe didn't play in front of many people, but Karrigan still knows how to get the crowd excited. The team's future depends on the result at the major. It is now an outsider with nothing to lose.

Expert Betting Tips

Team Vitality has won a lot in China, especially against FaZe. However, most of the face-to-face series ended on the third map. FaZe may not be playing well now, but the team will be different on stage and will start to play better. It is unlikely that Karrigan will make it to the semi-finals, but his team will play well on one map and annoy the Bumblebees.