ENCE vs Vitality Preview and Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

The IEM Cologne 2023 semifinals is set to kick off with the ENCE vs Vitality clash 

ENCE have maintained their momentum following their IEM Dallas 2023 triumph and ESL Challenger Katowice 2023 runner-up finish. The Finnish side have made it to the last four of the IEM Cologne 2023 and now await a semifinal bout against Vitality. CSGO betting odds

are in favor of the French giants, but ENCE get the edge in head-to-head stats. 

ENCE

ENCE secured a place in the semi-finals of IEM Cologne with a hard-fought victory against Heroic. They triumphed on Nuke (16-12) and Mirage (16-14) but suffered a setback on Overpass (8-16). Heroic seemed to have the upper hand towards the end of Mirage, but Guy “⁠NertZ⁠” Iluz's outstanding performances in consecutive rounds turned the tide in ENCE's favor, leading to a narrow win.

Players

Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer

• HLTV Rating: 0.95
• Impact Rating: 0.96
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.4%
• Average Damage Round: 72.5
• Kills Per Round: 0.65

Paweł “dycha” Dycha

• HLTV Rating: 1.12
• Impact Rating: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.7%
• Average Damage Round: 81.1
• Kills Per Round: 0.73

Pavle “maden” Bošković

• HLTV Rating: 1.08
• Impact Rating: 1.16
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 68.4%
• Average Damage Round: 79.0
• Kills Per Round: 0.72

Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia

• HLTV Rating: 1.15
• Impact Rating: 1.14
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.9%
• Average Damage Round: 73.7
• Kills Per Round: 0.72

Guy “NertZ” Iluz

• HLTV Rating: 1.10
• Impact Rating: 1.27
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.2%
• Average Damage Round: 84.4
• Kills Per Round: 0.77

Most Kills

Map 1: SunPayus

Map 2: dycha

Map 3: SunPayus

Most Assists

Map 1: NertZ

Map 2: SunPayus

Map 3: dycha

Most Deaths

Map 1: dycha

Map 2: NertZ

Map 3: NertZ

Vitality

Vitality advanced to the final four of IEM Cologne with a convincing win over Cloud9 in a two-map series. They dominated on Mirage (16-11) and put up a tenacious fight on Inferno (19-17) to secure the victory. In an intense overtime affair, Mathieu “⁠ZywOo⁠” Herbaut's exceptional individual display propelled Vitality to the finish line.

Players

Dan “apEX” Madesclaire

• HLTV Rating: 1.00
• Impact Rating: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 68.4%
• Average Damage Round: 77.7
• Kills Per Round: 0.70

Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut

• HLTV Rating: 1.32
• Impact Rating: 1.44
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 75.2%
• Average Damage Round: 87.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.84

Shahar “flameZ” Shushan

• HLTV Rating: 1.12
• Impact Rating: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.0%
• Average Damage Round: 79.1
• Kills Per Round: 0.71

Emil “Magisk” Reif

• HLTV Rating: 1.07
• Impact Rating:1.11
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.7%
• Average Damage Round: 79.4
• Kills Per Round: 0.71

Lotan “Spinx” Giladi

• HLTV Rating: 1.12
• Impact Rating: 1.10
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.5%
• Average Damage Round: 77.9
• Kills Per Round: 0.73

Most Kills

Map 1: ZywOo

Map 2: ZywOo

Map 3: ZywOo

Most Assists

Map 1: flameZ

Map 2: apEX

Map 3: flameZ

Most Deaths

Map 1: apEX

Map 2: flameZ

Map 3: apEX

ENCE vs Vitality Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

We expect ENCE to beat Vitality by 2-1. 

ENCE vs Vitality Head to Head Record 

ENCE 7-6 Vitality

ENCE vs Team Vitality Maps 

• Nuke
• Mirage
• Anubis

Team Vitality vs ENCE Score 

• Map 1: ENCE to win in OT
• Map 2: Vitality to win by +6<
• Map 3: ENCE to win by +4<

Vitality vs ENCE First Blood 

Map 1: Magisk

Map 2: Snappi

Map 3: Spinx

ENCE vs Team Vitality Most First Kills

Map 1: SunPayus

Map 2: ZywOo

Map 3: SunPayus

Vitality vs ENCE Top Fragger

SunPayus

ENCE vs Team Vitality Most Clutches

dycha

Vitality vs ENCE Most Utility Damage

Magisk

ENCE vs Team Vitality Most Plants

ENCE

ENCE vs Team Vitality Most Defuses

ENCE

IEM Cologne 2023: ENCE vs Vitality Match Links

• Twitch
• YouTube

ENCE vs Vitality Match Time

July 5, 2023 – 09:30 ET/08:30 CST/06:30 PT