{"id":4893,"date":"2024-05-31T08:21:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/vitality-vs-heroic-and-faze-vs-g2-quarter-finals-predictions-iem-dallas-2024"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T08:21:41","slug":"vitality-vs-heroic-and-faze-vs-g2-quarter-finals-predictions-iem-dallas-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/vitality-vs-heroic-and-faze-vs-g2-quarter-finals-predictions-iem-dallas-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitality vs HEROIC and FaZe vs G2 &#8211; Quarter-finals Predictions &#8211; IEM Dallas 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <strong>Friday<\/strong> at <strong>IEM Dallas 2024<\/strong>, two quarter-final matches will be played. The first one is <strong>Vitality <\/strong>against <strong>HEROIC <\/strong>at <strong>19:00 CET<\/strong>, and the second one is <strong>FaZe <\/strong>against <strong>G2 <\/strong>at <strong>22:15 CET<\/strong>. Here, you will find a team overview and predictions based on everything we know about teams and our experience.<\/p>\n<h2>Vitality vs. HEROIC<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/f0a51590253975f9.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>Vitality vs. HEROIC &#8211; Quarter-final &#8211; IEM Dallas 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The last time these two teams met each other in a heads-up match was back on the <strong>PGL Major 2024<\/strong>, and that time, <strong>Vitality <\/strong>won with a <strong>13-3 score<\/strong>. Since then, <strong>Vitality has <\/strong>been doing much better than their rival.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Team and Players Form<\/h2>\n<h3>Vitality<\/h3>\n<p><strong>&#8216;\u0098ZywOo&#8217;\u0099 <\/strong>keeps leading the scoreboard from game to game, and even if it&#8217;\u0099s not for him, &#8216;\u0098<strong>Spinx<\/strong>&#8216;\u0099 and &#8216;\u0098<strong>flameZ<\/strong>&#8216;\u0099 are also there to help him get the job done. <strong>Vitality<\/strong> is in good shape. Even though they didn&#8217;\u0099t get any of the trophies lately, they&#8217;\u0099ve been in the recent tournament <strong>Grand Final<\/strong>, and the only team they lost to was <strong>MOUZ<\/strong>. Overall, team form and players are in good shape to fight against anyone.<\/p>\n<h3>HEROIC<\/h3>\n<p>They are doing better than before and getting there slowly, but they still need to make that consistency. They won against <strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong>, which is a very good sign of <strong>HEROIC<\/strong> being in good shape, and their players are getting the experience they need.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/7a3af617c377a59c.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/f584817fd16166d3.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>Vitality vs. HEROIC &#8211; PGL Major Copenhagen 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>apEX wasn&#8217;t happy with their recent game<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1VPbNXp6UZ1K-ChQg-UhsA==\"><\/div>\n<h2>Match Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Vitality<\/strong>, based on experience and their form, looks like a better team overall, so we expect <strong>Vitality to win<\/strong> this match.<\/p>\n<h2>FaZe vs. G2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ae744f392bd56167.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>FaZe vs. G2 &#8211; Quarter-final &#8211; IEM Dallas 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The last time these two teams met at the <strong>PGL Major 2024<\/strong> in a <strong>Group Stage<\/strong>, <strong>G2<\/strong> won with a <strong>2-0 score<\/strong>. Experience tells us that <strong>FaZe<\/strong> is a different type of team whenever it comes to the playoff stage. Now, it&#8217;\u0099s going to be much better for <strong>FaZe<\/strong> against <strong>G2<\/strong> since it&#8217;\u0099s not only the playoff stage here. Also, <strong>FaZe<\/strong> has<strong> <\/strong>been getting better and better since their last heads-up match.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Team and Players Form<\/h2>\n<h3>FaZe<\/h3>\n<p>They are making it from one <strong>Grand Final<\/strong> to another, and it&#8217;\u0099s just a matter of time before they get their hands on the trophy. They&#8217;\u0099re in good shape, and every single player brings his own impact to the game. At this tournament, the only team they lost to was<strong> Team Spirit,<\/strong> and it&#8217;\u0099s not a bad sign; it&#8217;\u0099s just <strong>Spirit <\/strong>being in excellent shape. Also, it was a close series with only a round difference for the two maps they played.<\/p>\n<h3>G2<\/h3>\n<p>It seems like they&#8217;\u0099re getting consistency, but it&#8217;\u0099s still a main problem that they depend too much on two players, &#8216;\u0098<strong>NiKo<\/strong>&#8216;\u0099 and &#8216;\u0098<strong>m0NESY<\/strong>&#8216;\u0099. If these two are not bringing their <strong>A-Game<\/strong>, it&#8217;\u0099s getting hard for them to play against any top team. They need to find a way to win even if their star players are not playing out of their minds, and that&#8217;\u0099s what they&#8217;\u0099re trying to do now, together with finding consistency.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5ed49868f02ba895.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/925ea30526b77337.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>FaZe vs. G2 &#8211; PGL Major Copenhagen 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>NiKo felt good making it to the playoffs<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1VPbNXp6UZ1K-ChQg-UhsA==\"><\/div>\n<h2>Match Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>FaZe has <\/strong>been a much more consistent team for a long distance, and in the playoff stage, they&#8217;\u0099re different and better most of the time. We expect <strong>FaZe to win<\/strong> this match.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Is it <\/em><em><strong>FaZe<\/strong><\/em><em> to take their revenge on <\/em><em><strong>G2, <\/strong><\/em><em>or <\/em><em><strong>G2<\/strong><\/em><em> to repeat their <\/em><em><strong>PGL Major <\/strong><\/em><em>result against <\/em><em><strong>FaZe<\/strong><\/em><em>? Is it <\/em><em><strong>HEROIC<\/strong><\/em><em> to beat one of the best teams in the world, <\/em><em><strong>Vitality<\/strong><\/em><em>, or experience of<\/em><em><strong> Vitality <\/strong><\/em><em>to come on top? We will see it today starting at <\/em><em><strong>19:00 CET<\/strong><\/em><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday at IEM Dallas 2024, two quarter-final matches will be played. The first one is Vitality against HEROIC at 19:00 CET, and the second one is FaZe against G2 at 22:15 CET. Here, you will find a team overview and predictions based on everything we know about teams and our experience. Vitality vs. HEROIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":4894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}