Vitality — SAW: betting tip for the IEM Cologne match
On August 17, the semi-finals of the IEM Cologne tournament will take place, where Vitality will fight SAW. The Portuguese unexpectedly found themselves in this stage, but, apparently, are not ready to stop there. However, ZywOo and company are very hungry for titles, so they must cope with an opponent of this level. Should you bet on the success of the formal favorite or expect another sensation? You will find out from our betting tip

Command Analysis

Team Vitality

Current form
Vitality are probably in their best shape in the last six months. The team is on a series of six victories in official matches and, accordingly, got off without defeats at this championship. The team lost the only map to FaZe Clan (2:1), but already in the match for a ticket to the semi-finals, they confidently dealt with MOUZ with a score of 2:0. It is noteworthy that at their peak, they gave the "mice" only six rounds, and on Vertigo they had to sweat a little and put pressure on their opponent in overtime - 16:13.
Interesting trends for betting
- Vitality have 80% win rate on Nuke
- Vitality win 63.5% of rounds on the attack side on Dust2
Estimated composition
mezii, apEX, Spinx, ZywOo, flameZ

sAw

Current form
SAW never cease to amaze with their performance at this event. The team beats opponent after opponent and is not afraid of anyone. Just the day before, FaZe Clan suffered at the hands of the Portuguese, who dealt with them with a score of 2:1. At the decisive Nuke, of course, SAW made their fans nervous, since they did not finish off their opponent in regular time, but they played very well in the extra rounds and deservedly won. All players, with the exception of roman, finished that meeting with positive results.
Interesting trends for betting
- SAW have a 75% win rate on Nuke
- ewjerkz has finished 12 of his last 16 maps with a positive K/D
Estimated composition
MUTiRiS, roman, story, ewjerkz, arrozdoce
Trends
Total bet over 2.5 cards
SAW's last four matches were played on three maps
2.25Tip and bets
SAW are definitely not going to stop there and will try to squeeze the maximum out of themselves in the upcoming match. They have fought back and beaten strong opponents before, so they can show a bright CS against Vitality. Vitality are, of course, strong and very experienced, but they are unlikely to be able to win this confrontation with a rout. It is quite possible that the Portuguese will take at least nine rounds on all maps.
We bet on SAW to win with a handicap of (+8.5) by rounds for 1.65