Match Prediction: 9INE - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)

9INE and Astralis will meet in the first semi-final of Brazy Party 2023. I expect a very entertaining game, as both teams are in great form.

To be honest, I'm even surprised by the odds, which lean more towards 9INE. However, the Danish team can be a serious contender, especially since almost nothing is expected from them.

Anyway, we will still run through the map next and try to understand what and why. Still, for me personally, there is no favourite in this match. So here I would rely on three maps.

Form 9INE

Nineteenth team of the world ranking was a revelation BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, which produced victories over G2 Esports, BIG and Vitality, and with it went straight into the "legends" majors.

Then the Poles have not succeeded in their performance at IEM Rio 2023, as the team lost to Heroic and Ninjas in Pyjamas, decorating all of them with the only victory over MOUZ.

Speaking of Brazy Party 2023, here 9INE managed to lose to Cloud9, but still defeated Imperial Esports and Sprout in the group, before closing out Into the Breach 2-1 in a tough match in the play-offs.

Latest 9INE results:

• A 1-2 defeat to Ninjas in Pyjamas.
• A 2-0 win over Imperial Esports.
• A 1-2 defeat at the hands of Cloud9.
• Beat Sprout 2-1.
• 2-1 win over Into the Breach.

Top 9INE scores:

• Nuke - 88% wins.
• Vertigo - 89% wins.
• Anubis - 83% wins.
• Overpass - 58% wins.
• Mirage - 50% wins.

It should be reminded that the Polish team hasn't played on Inferno for a long time.

Astralis form

The 24th ranked team in the world had nothing to show on BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B where they suffered three losses from Vitality, Eternal Fire and Ninjas in Pyjamas and were left without a major.

The Danes made further substitutions, after which they conditionally arrived at Brazy Party 2023. In the group they managed to defeat GamerLegion and ENCE, but also lose to SAW.

Thankfully, the day before Astralis secured an important victory in the quarterfinals, leaving Apeks flat on their back. On the other hand, the team's play has been sluggish so far, although things have gotten much better in terms of shooting.

Astralis' latest results:

• A 0-2 defeat to Ninjas in Pyjamas.
• A 2-0 win over GamerLegion.
• 1-2 defeat at the hands of SAW.
• Beat ENCE 2-0.
• Beat Apeks 2-1.

Astralis top scorers:

• Overpass - 89% wins.
• Ancient - 77% wins.
• Nuke - 67% wins.
• Vertigo - 56% wins.
• Inferno - 50% wins.

In turn, the Danish team still doesn't appear on the Anubis map.

Meeting statistics 9INE - Astralis

During the current season, the teams have played one meeting - at CCT North Europe Series 3, Astralis won (2-0).

Forecast for the match 9INE - Astralis

I personally think that the Danish team will emphasize on the Ancient map, where 9INE has big problems and nothing works. In turn, the Poles will probably bet on Vertigo, where they often play and win.

All in all, the situation is fairly even. It is clear that Astralis can rely on Overpass, but there is about 60-40 in favour of the team.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Total on mapm 2.5 more.