Team Heretics vs Team Vitality Preview and Predictions – VCT 2023 EMEA League

Week 8 of the VCT 2023 EMEA League continues with the Team Heretics vs Team Vitality matchup

In their two encounters last season, Team Vitality prevailed over Team Heretics on both occasions. As the teams prepare to cross swords for the third time, the stakes are higher than ever as it is perhaps the most significant matchup of the league stage’s final week. Bear with us as we dig deep into the matchup.

Team Heretics

Team Heretics flopping throughout the league stage is arguably the biggest surprise of the event so far. With two wins and four losses, the chances of qualifying for playoffs are hanging by a thread. To stay in contention for qualification, the Spanish org must win their last league stage matchup without dropping a single map.

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Players

Wassim “keloqz” Cista

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 0.98
• ACS: 219.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.01
• Headshot Percentage: 28%
• Average Damage per Round: 133.5

Óscar “mixwell” Colocho

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 0.98
• ACS: 225.2
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.03
• Headshot Percentage: 23%
• Average Damage per Round: 133.4

Auni “AvovA” Chahade

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.97
• ACS: 180.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.02
• Headshot Percentage: 26%
• Average Damage per Round: 115.8

Brandon “weber” Weber

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.03
• ACS: 152.7
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.80
• Headshot Percentage: 35%
• Average Damage per Round: 105.9

Ričardas “Boo” Lukaševičius

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• ACS: 185.4
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.03
• Headshot Percentage: 29%
• Average Damage per Round: 122.3

Player to Watch

AvovA

Team Vitality

BONECOLD’s team is going into this week’s clash on the back of four straight losses. Yet, Team Vitality’s qualification equation is simpler than their opponent’s. The easiest path is winning against Heretics and hoping BBL will lose their last week’s game. In case of a loss, it will be a two or three-way tie depending on the result of the BBL vs FUT matchup.

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Players

Jokūbas “ceNder” Labutis

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.00
• ACS: 210.5
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.01
• Headshot Percentage: 25%
• Average Damage per Round: 140.1

Santeri “BONECOLD” Sassi

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 0.90
• ACS: 168.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.77
• Headshot Percentage: 26%
• Average Damage per Round: 111.7

Michał “MOLSI” Łącki

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 0.96
• ACS: 181.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.95
• Headshot Percentage: 25%
• Average Damage per Round: 126.1

Tomas “Destrian” Linikas

• Role: Controller/Initiator
• VLR Rating: 0.92
• ACS: 163.3
• Kill/Death Ratio: 0.8
• Headshot Percentage: 25%
• Average Damage per Round: 103.3

Karel “Twisten” Ašenbrener

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.07
• ACS: 229.9
• Kill/Death Ratio: 1.19
• Headshot Percentage: 22%

• Average Damage per Round: 149.1

Player to Watch

Twisten

VCT 2023 EMEA League – Team Heretics vs Team Vitality Predictions

Our prediction is a Team Heretics victory by a 2-1 margin.

Team Heretics vs Team Vitality – Maps

• Ascent
• Lotus
• Lotus

Team Heretics vs Team Vitality – Score

• Map 1: Heretics to win with Vitality > 10
• Map 2: Vitality to win with Heretics > 10
• Map 3: Heretics to win with Heretics < 9

Team Heretics vs Team Vitality – Top Fragger

keloqz

VCT 2023 EMEA League – Team Vitality vs Team Heretics Match Links

Team Heretics vs Team Vitality – Match Time

May 18 – 9 am PT // 12 pm ET // 6 pm CEST

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