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Predictions
12:43, 05.04.2025
The match between Virtus.pro and Rare Atom at PGL Major Bucharest 2025 will be the opening match in the group, as a defeat will mean elimination from the tournament. The teams already met four months ago, where Virtus.pro won 1:0, but the current form of the teams has changed significantly. The match will be held in Bo3 format according to the Swiss system, so we are likely to see three cards.
Current Form of the Teams
Virtus.pro
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
March 24 | Virtus.pro | 0 - 2 | Spirit |
March 23 | Virtus.pro | 2 - 1 | Falcons |
March 21 | Virtus.pro | 0 - 2 | Vitality |
March 19 | Virtus.pro | 2 - 1 | FaZe |
February 18 | Virtus.pro | 1 - 2 | MOUZ |
Rare Atom
Rare Atom made it through the Asian qualifiers with victories over Ninja, DogEvil, Steel Helmet, and Lynn Vision. They won the MESA Asian Masters 2025, but lost to HOTU in the final of PGL Astana. They have good form, but lack experience against Tier-1 teams.
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
March 31 | Rare Atom | 0 - 2 | HOTU |
March 30 | Rare Atom | 2 - 1 | DogEvil |
March 29 | Rare Atom | FF | Lynn Vision |
March 28 | Rare Atom | 2 - 0 | Ninja |
March 27 | Rare Atom | 2 - 0 | Steel Helmet |
Team Map Pool
Virtus.pro
The team's strong map is Dust II (73% winrate in 11 matches), where they feel comfortable. VP also look good on Inferno (53%) and Ancient (50%), but have big problems on Anubis (30%), Mirage (45%), and especially on Nuke, which is constantly banned. On Anubis, VP lost all of their last five matches, and their results on Inferno and Mirage are unstable.
Rare Atom
The team from China has an incredibly strong mappool. They have the best results on Dust II (79% in 14 matches), Inferno (74% in 23 matches), Mirage (78%), and Anubis (64%). Ancient is also in the top with 64% in 25 matches. In all recent matches on these maps, Rare Atom won. They have played Nuke only once in six months and have no results there, so it is likely to be banned.
Map | Virtus.pro WR | M | B | Last 5 matches VP | Rare Atom WR | M | B | Last 5 matches RA |
Anubis | 30% | 10 | 5 | L, L, L, L, L | 64% | 22 | 9 | L, W, W, W, W |
Mirage | 45% | 11 | 4 | L, W, L, L, L | 78% | 18 | 13 | W, W, W, L, L |
Inferno | 53% | 15 | 6 | W, L, W, L, W | 74% | 23 | 2 | W, W, W, W, W |
Ancient | 50% | 18 | 1 | W, L, W, W, L | 64% | 25 | 7 | L, W, W, L |
Dust II | 73% | 11 | 5 | W, L, W, W, W | 79% | 14 | 14 | L, W, W, W, W |
Nuke | 0% | 0 | 28 | - | 0% | 1 | 29 | - |
Train | 50% | 4 | 5 | W, L, W, L | 50% | 4 | 10 | W, L, W, L |
Match prediction
Rare Atom have a powerful mappool, good form, and confidence after a series of victories. However, they have almost no experience against top teams. Virtus.pro has a more experienced five, but they have serious problems on key maps. If RA can impose their best maps (Dust II, Mirage, Inferno), they can go further. A tense fight with three-map potential is expected.
The expected result is a 2-1 victory for Virtus.pro.
The match will take place as part of PGL Major Bucharest 2025, a tournament with a prize pool of $625,000. The format of the competition is the Swiss system, all matches are Bo3, and this is the opening match of the tournament. Follow the tournament here.
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