Prediction on match CS2 Cloud9 - Astralis

Cloud9 and Astralis will meet in the semifinals of the top group stage of IEM Dallas 2023 where they will play for a place in the finals as well as a guaranteed participation in the play-offs.

Perhaps here, the Russian team has an excellent chance to rehabilitate themselves and make a definitive comeback, especially since their opponent is in a similar situation.

As for Astralis, the Danes continue to develop, but so far we have to look at their performance. Yes, and the team got a tough win the day before, which doesn't answer all the questions. Therefore, I would lean on Cloud9 to win here.

Cloud9's form

The fifth team in the world rankings did well at IEM Rio 2023, winning the group stage. However, in the semi-finals Cloud9 went down hard, handing their game to Vitality.

Next, the Russian team decided to play Brazy Party 2023 where they managed to beat Sprout, 9INE, paiN Gaming, OG and Astralis to win the championship.

Here, too, Cloud9 had no problem defeating Grayhound Gaming and building on their winning streak at Long Conpeg of the IEM Dallas 2023 group stage.

Cloud9's latest results:

• A 2-1 win over 9INE.
• A 2-0 win over paiN Gaming.
• Victory over OG with a score of 2-1.
• Beat Astralis 2-1.
• Beat Grayhound Gaming 16-2.

Cloud9's best scores:

• Anubis - 100% wins.
• Mirage - 83% wins.
• Ancient - 76% wins.
• Vertigo - 67% wins.
• Overpass - 57% wins.
• Inferno - 54% wins.

It should not be forgotten that the Russian squad is steadily giving up Nuke.

Astralis form

The 25th team of the world ranking failed on BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B and then reached the final of Brazy Party 2023 where Ledge was the Cloud9.

The Danish side was unable to qualify for Gamers8 2023, but advanced to the point where they beat Aurora, OG and Eternal Fire to win the CCT South Europe Series 4.

In addition, Astralis were successful in the group stage of IEM Dallas 2023 where they managed to defeat Team Liquid in a very tough game. Still, now we need to keep a close eye on the team to make sure it doesn't fall backwards.

Recent Astralis results:

• A 2-0 win over Iron Branch.
• 2-0 win over Aurora.
• 2-1 win over OG.
• Beat Eternal Fire 2-1.
• Beat Team Liquid 19-17.

Astralis top scorers:

• Overpass - 85% wins.
• Ancient - 77% wins.
• Vertigo - 56% wins.
• Nuke - 50% wins.
• Inferno - 50% wins.

In turn, the Danish team has consistently turned down Anubis.

Cloud9 - Astralis encounter statistics

In the current season the teams have played two meetings:

• A 2-1 win for Astralis in closed qualification for IEM Dallas 2023.
• A 2-1 win for Cloud9 in Brazy Party 2023.

In doing so, the teams played twice on the Overpass card.

Cloud9 vs Astralis

An interesting match, in which the Danish team will certainly rely on the Overpass card. However, Astralis has ceased to stand out here, becoming more likely to lose.

As for Cloud9, it's hard to write a coherent picture, because Cloud9 haven't played for a long time. And yet the day before the Russian team had no chance to take on Grayhound Gaming, which is good.

Therefore in this case I would recommend betting on Cloud9 to win.