The second semifinal match of ESL Pro League Season 21 is set with Team Vitality taking on The MongolZ.
While the first day of the semifinals was a marathon with two lengthy 2-1 scorelines, the second day was the opposite. Team Vitality got two clean 13-9 wins over Team Liquid, while The MongolZ sprinted through NaVi even more quickly. Now, those two teams are set to face off.
But how should bettors approach The MongolZ vs Vitality? Here’s the full breakdown.
QUARTER-FINAL! Vitality vs Liquid – HIGHLIGHTS – ESL Pro League Season 21 | CS2
Team Vitality and The MongolZ will face off on March 15, 2025 in the ESL Pro League Season 21 playoffs semifinals. The match will be a best-of-three, with the winner advancing to the finals and the loser being eliminated in a shared third-place spot. The winner will take on either Team Spirit or MOUZ.
Team Vitality has been held among the best Counter-Strike teams in the world for years and has looked the part in ESL Pro League Season 21. The team had little trouble in the group stage, going 3-0 with wins over MIBR, 3DMAX, and MOUZ. That earned the team a spot in the playoffs, where it beat Team Liquid 2-0.
The roster remains sharp with ZywOo bringing frags and apEX bringing leadership:
Vitality is shaky on Anubis, but that’s just about the only weakness the team has when it comes to maps. It’s strong pretty much everywhere else. The only asterisk is that there’s still a lot of mystery regarding how Vitality stacks up on Train.
The MongolZ has looked strong throughout this event, going 3-1 in the group stage with wins over 3DMAX, G2 Esports, and GamerLegion. It sustained a 2-0 loss to Team Spirit.
While The MongolZ was looking like one of the shakier teams in the playoffs, the team’s quarterfinals showing suggests it could be a real threat. The Mongolian squad sprinted through NaVi with a pair of 13-6 victories to earn its spot in the semifinals. Here is The MongolZ’s roster:
The MongolZ is strongest on Ancient and Inferno, with the team showing off that strength on Ancient against NaVi. The team’s weakest map is Nuke and once again, there’s limited data available regarding how the team performs on Train.
The MongolZ and Team Vitality have played four matches against one another, with Vitality winning each time. They last faced off at IEM Katowice, where Vitality won 2-0.
QUARTER-FINAL! NAVI vs TheMongolz – HIGHLIGHTS – ESL Pro League Season 21 | CS2
Team Vitality is a big 1.33 favorite for this match. The moneyline for The MongolZ stands at 3.25. While the moneylines often shift hard based upon recent results, the bookies aren’t biting on The MongolZ’s decisive victory over NaVi.
Team Vitality will likely get the victory over The MongolZ. Though The MongolZ is good and is coming off a resounding win over NaVi, the head-to-head history and Vitality’s strength spells doom for the team.
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