Match Prediction: Copenhagen Flames - Sprout | CS2 (CS:GO)

Copenhagen Flames and Sprout will play as part of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR B. I expect the Danes to show their maximum again, as they probably want to attend their second major. Well, Sprout will have a very difficult time, because on paper the team is one of the outsiders.

Shape of Copenhagen Flames

The 18th team from the last world ranking made it to the closed qualifiers for IEM Dallas 2022. In addition, the Danes recently got two confident victories in the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe Relegation. Bottom line, Copenhagen Flames is a very difficult opponent in this kind of tournaments, because we remember their successful game at the major in Stockholm.

Copenhagen Flames latest results:

• Victory over PGE Turow with a score of 16:10.
• Lost to EC Kyiv with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Looking For Org with a score of 16:9.
• Victory over 1WIN with a score of 16:11.
• 2:1 victory over Apeks.

Best maps of Copenhagen Flames:

• Mirage - 78% of wins.
• Vertigo - 75% of wins.
• Ancient - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 65% win rate.
• Overpass - 60% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 50% win rate.

It is interesting that recently the team has been actively playing Dust 2 instead of Inferno.

Sprout form

The 36th team in the world ranking recently won ESL Meisterschaft Spring 2022. However, in general, the team’s recent results leave much to be desired, as they failed at ESL Pro League Season 15 and FantasyExpo EU Champions Spring 2022. Personally, I don’t understand what Sprout can count on, considering such problems at a distance.

Latest Sprout results:

• Defeat from UNGENTIUM with a score of 14:16.
• Victory over EC Brugge with a score of 16:6.
• Defeat from UNGENTIUM with a score of 14:16.
• 2-0 victory over NLG.
• Lost to MOUZ with a score of 11:16.

Best Sprout cards:

• Vertigo - 67% of wins.
• Overpass - 62% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 58% win rate

I note that the team is increasingly abandoning the Nuke map.

Match statistics Copenhagen Flames vs Sprout

During the last season, the teams held two meetings:

• The victory of Copenhagen Flames in Pinnacle Fall Series 1 with a score of 2:0.
• The victory of Copenhagen Flames in the framework of ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe with a score of 2:1.

In both cases, Mirage was played.

Prediction for Copenhagen Flames vs Sprout

The Danes should calmly close the opponent, as the experience and format of the tournament speak in favor of Copenhagen Flames. Well, Sprout can hardly count on a sensation - these guys manage to leak UNGENTIUM. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Copenhagen Flames team with Handicap in rounds (-3.5).