Match Prediction: Evil Geniuses - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2021Evil Geniuses and Astralis will meet at IEM Katowice 2021 to compete for the palm in their group. However, there is a huge difference in class between the teams, despite the gradual return of the "Evil Geniuses".
Evil Geniuses form
The ninth team of the world rankings managed to surprise at the recent BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021, finishing second in their quartet. It is noteworthy that at the start of the championship the team lost to G2 (0: 2), falling prematurely into the lower bracket. However, "Evil Geniuses" quickly got together, beating Vitality (2: 1) and G2 (2: 1). Despite the defeat to Complexity (0: 2) in the final, the team can still win the tournament. So at the start of IEM Katowice 2021, the North Americans managed to beat Gambit (2: 0), even though they got enough problems on all two maps.
Best Evil Geniuses cards:
- Nuke - 57% wins.
- Inferno - 55% wins.
However, things are extremely bad with Vertigo, Overpass and Dust 2, from which any strong rival, which is Astralis, can count on winning.
Astralis shape
The second team of the world ranking took second place at the January BLAST Premier Global Final 2020, having lost without a chance in the grand final to Natus Vincere (0: 2). However, already at the next BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021, the Danes performed even worse, taking only third place in their quartet. At the same time, the team lost to both NiP (0: 2) and BIG (0: 2), beating only OG (2: 0). Nevertheless, at the start of IEM Katowice 2021, the Danes were able to cope with mousesports (2: 0), although they did not show a champion game.
Best Astralis cards:
- Dust 2 - 77% wins.
- Train - 75% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 65% wins.
- Overpass - 57% wins.
- Nuke - 50% wins.
We must not forget that the team has been banning Mirage for a long time. In addition, the Danes clearly need to type on Nuke, which is a must to achieve results.
Personal meetings statistics
During the current season, the teams held only one meeting - Astralis won the victory at BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 (2: 1).
Forecast for the match Evil Geniuses - Astralis
It seems to me that in this match there are no chances for the "Evil Geniuses". I continue to believe that the prospects for the collective in Europe are very vague. First of all, the team has several game problems, which are clearly visible in matches with stronger opponents. Secondly, there is a very weak card pool, which by the standards of the region is a weakness. Thirdly, Danes are Danes. Therefore, I propose to bet on the victory of the Astralis team with the odds of 1.39.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Astralis is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.238. This number in the favor of Evil Geniuses amounts 5.521. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
If your opinion is similar to the one, which is provided by experts in bookmaker companies and you want to bet on Astralis, the best odds on their victory can be found at — 1.3. If you think that Evil Geniuses are going to win, the best thing will be to bet at . This bookmaker provides the best odds on their victory in the sum of 18.