Vitality vs Legacy Prediction 19 May 2025
🔊 On May 19, in one of the opening matches of the IEM Dallas 2025 tournament within Group A, the unstoppable Vitality will face off against the Brazilian squad Legacy. The match will be played in a BO3 format on the LAN stage in Dallas, USA. Vitality enter the clash as the clear favorites, but the main question for spectators is: can Legacy pull off an upset and challenge ZywOo and his team?
Head-to-Head
The teams have never faced each other before. This marks the first head-to-head encounter between the European giants and the South American side.

Vitality Team Overview
🐝 Vitality are currently sitting at the top of the global rankings and are the bookmakers' favorites to clinch the IEM Dallas 2025 title (odds of 1.69, with Falcons in second place at 3.60). The team are in phenomenal form, boasting 25 consecutive victories, including recent triumphs at IEM Melbourne and BLAST Rivals. The squad's standout players include ZywOo, who recently claimed his 25th MVP award, and ropz, who consistently delivers solid performances (Robin's current 2.1 rating stands at 1.23). In their last 10 matches, the team have only dropped 7 maps, with 4 of those taken by their main rivals, Team Falcons, and another 3 by Mouz, regular finalists at various tier-S tournaments.
Match Results: Vitality

Legacy Team Overview
🇧🇷 Legacy are a young Brazilian squad led by chucky. The players boast a high level of individual skill, yet they have struggled to achieve significant results in any major tournaments. Over the past few months, the team have been gradually climbing the global HLTV rankings and currently sit at 29th. In their last five matches, they secured four victories, only falling to Nouns with a score of 1-2. Despite this positive trend, let's be honest, the Brazilian team's chances in this match are quite slim.
Match Results: Legacy
Editors' Prediction
Vitality head into the match as clear favorites, showcasing phenomenal form that far outshines any current CS squads. However, given the BO3 format, potential map experiments, and strategic preparations ahead of the Major, Legacy might contest for a map win. In terms of prediction, considering the vast difference in team quality, the French team should face no issues in the final result. Yet, given how the Brazilians have fiercely contested rounds against European teams (in April matches against Astralis/GL/Liquid and EF, they consistently took at least seven rounds on any map), we dare to believe they won't go down without a fight. Recommended bet: Map 1 Legacy, handicap +6.5 rounds at odds of 1.62.
