Astralis and GamerLegion will meet in the group stage of Brazy Party 2023. It's interesting to watch the Danes, who have once again decided to change their line-up, but now seem to have chosen the right path.
In turn, the European team is preparing for the majors, although I wouldn't call GamerLegion a contender for big things. Moreover, even in this game the team is considered an outsider, although they have to put up a fight.
In general, Astralis looks like the favourite of the contest. However, here I would rely on the card from GamerLegion, who can put up a fight against the Danes online.
Form Astralis
The seventeenth ranked team in the world failed in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, in my opinion, waking up too late and showing a modest game.
Next, however, the Danish squad surprised in closed qualification for IEM Dallas 2023, where three victories over Team Spirit, GODSENT and Cloud9 made believe in a bit of a comeback.
However, the subsequent BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B did not work out for Astralis as the team was limited to one win over Team Spirit and went home with nothing.
Astralis' latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Cloud9.
- 14-16 loss to Vitality.
- Defeat to Eternal Fire 7-16.
- Victory over Team Spirit, 2-1.
- 0-2 defeat by Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Astralis' best scores:
- Overpass - 88% wins.
- Ancient - 83% wins.
- Nuke - 62% wins.
- Vertigo - 56% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
It is worth noting that the Danish squad still doesn't appear on the Anubis map.
GamerLegion form
The world No. 28 team won Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 at the beginning of March, then reached the finals of CCT North Europe Series 4 and didn't drop out of IEM Dallas 2023 qualifiers.
However, after a short rest, the European squad stormed into the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A, where, not without the help of easy netting and luck, made it to the majors.
However, GamerLegion didn't manage to get into the "legends" as the team didn't show anything in the main match against Bad News Eagles. But it seems to me that the boys weren't too disappointed, as they squeezed the maximum out of their abilities.
The latest GamerLegion results:
- An 8-16 loss to Apeks.
- 16-9 win over OG.
- Victory over 1WIN by a score of 19-16.
- 2-1 win over the Falcons.
- 1-2 defeat of Bad News Eagles.
GamerLegion top scorers:
- Ancient - 80% wins.
- Inferno - 79% wins.
- Vertigo - 71% wins.
- Overpass - 60% wins.
- Nuke - 50% wins.
Interestingly, the European team is also not shown on the Anubis map.
Astralis - GamerLegion encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Astralis - GamerLegion match forecast
There are questions about how Astralis will play in the renewed line-up. What's more, even before that, the Danish outfit have been unimpressive in terms of stability. In return, GamerLegion have one or two cards on which, in theory, they can pull off a miracle. And otherwise, the guys have been targeting the TIER-1 scene for a long time. Therefore, in this case, I'd recommend betting on the Forum on cards (+1.5) for the GamerLegion team.
