The upcoming match between Vitality and Eternal Fire at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 promises to be a tense showdown. Both teams are in good form, but the advantage remains with Vitality due to their stability and strong map pool. Eternal Fire, in turn, have already beaten the French before, adding intrigue to this confrontation. Let's take a closer look at the current form of the teams and their maps to assess their chances of winning.

Current Form of the Teams

Vitality

Vitality have been showing excellent form over the past month. The team's average tournament rating is 6.3. Recently, they performed at the Perfect World Shanghai Major Elimination Stage, where they advanced to the playoffs with a perfect 3-0 record but lost in the quarter-finals, placing 5th-8th. In the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, Vitality confidently defeated Metizport and Virtus.pro with scores of 2-0 in both matches. The team won 4 out of their last 5 matches, claiming victories over opponents such as Virtus.pro, Metizport, MIBR and FURIA. Their only loss came against FaZe.

Eternal Fire

Eternal Fire are also in good form with a rating of 6.4 over the past month. The team participated in the Perfect World Shanghai Major European RMR, but failed to progress, being eliminated with a 1-3 result. In the BLAST Bounty Spring: Closed Qualifier, they defeated Fluxo and Falcons with identical 2-0 scores. However, the results of the last five matches were less stable: victories over Falcons and Fluxo were followed by losses to Astralis, Sashi and 3DMAX.

Team Map Pool

In the upcoming match, the map choice could play a decisive role. Both teams are likely to ban Ancient, considering their preferences. Vitality, having the right to the first ban, may also remove Vertigo to neutralize the strengths of Eternal Fire (win rate 71%). In turn, the teams will likely opt for their strong maps: Vitality will choose Nuke (win rate 92%), while Eternal Fire will settle on Inferno (win rate 67%). If it comes down to a decider map, it is likely to be Dust II, which is one of the most competitive for both lineups.

Head-to-Head Matches

Four months ago, the teams faced each other in another tournament. Back then, Eternal Fire claimed victory, winning the match 2-1. This result may boost the confidence of the Turkish team ahead of the forthcoming game.

Match Prediction

Both teams are entering the quarterfinals in good form, but the statistics of recent performances and the strength of the map pool give a slight edge to Vitality. The French team shows stability in games against strong opponents, and their win rates on key maps (Nuke, Dust II, and Inferno) significantly surpass Eternal Fire's. Nonetheless, the Turkish team has already proved their competitiveness by winning their last encounter.

Prediction: a victory for Vitality with a score of 2:1.

BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 is already the final part of the tournament, where mistakes are unforgiven. With a Single-Elimination bracket format and Bo3 matches, there is little room for error. Vitality and Eternal Fire need to give their best, as the winner will continue the fight for the title, while the loser will leave the competition. This match promises to be vibrant and intense, you can learn more about it here.