Match Prediction: Heroic - MOUZ | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Dallas 2023Heroic and MOUZ will meet in the first semi-final of IEM Dallas 2023, where they will play for one of the tickets to the grand final. It's worth recalling that the teams met each other in the group stage, and then the Muskies couldn't come up with anything against the Danes.
The situation has not changed at all now, despite several wins in a row from MOUZ. In fact, the team even bounced back strongly the day before, as the win over Astralis was not traceable at all.
All in all, it's unlikely to be The International riga here, given the Danish team's current form. And the statistics of face-offs speak in favour of Heroic, who will probably want to shut down MOUZ once again.
As for the "mice", it's hard to think of any reason why this team could win and cause a sensation. So here I would lean on the Heroic team to win.
Heroic's form
The second team of the world ranking played well in the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they got three solid wins over FaZe Clan, Apeks and Team Liquid.
However, in the play-offs the Danish team failed, which is difficult to explain with something other than banal underestimation. After beating FaZe Clan, the Danish team lost the game to GamerLegion.
However, the Danish team managed to rehabilitate themselves in the group stage of IEM Dallas 2023, where they confidently outplayed 9z, MOUZ and G2 Esports without losing a single game at all.
The latest results from Heroic:
- Defeated FaZe Clan 2-1.
- 1-2 defeat of GamerLegion.
- Victory over 9z by a score of 16-9.
- Beat MOUZ by a score of 2-0.
- Beat G2 Esports 2-0.
Top scoring Heroic:
- Ancient - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 80% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 64% wins.
- Overpass - 57% wins.
It should be remembered that the Danish team has long refused to use Anubis.
Form MOUZ
The eighteenth ranked team in the world completely failed at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, where they suffered defeats to Ninjas in Pyjamas, OG and GamerLegion without winning a single match.
However, MOUZ managed to rehabilitate in the group stage of IEM Dallas 2023, where they beat fnatic, FURIA and OG. Yet, in spite of losing to Heroic, the Mice made it to the play-offs.
Here the European side has once again managed to surprise, as they turned the game around with Astralis, taking not only Inferno, but also the second card. Still, it's a little early to draw conclusions, especially as the team is now playing against another Danish team.
The latest results from MOUZ:
- Victory over fnatic with a score of 16:9.
- 0-2 defeat at the hands of Heroic.
- 2-0 win over FURIA.
- Beat OG 2-0.
- 2-0 win over Astralis.
Top MOUZ scores:
- Inferno - 86% wins.
- Ancient - 60% wins.
Interestingly, the European team has also consistently given up maps to Anubis.
Match statistics Heroic - MOUZ
During the current season, the teams have played two meetings:
- A 2-0 victory for Heroic as part of ESL Pro League Season 17.
- A 2-0 win for Heroic as part of IEM Dallas 2023.
What's interesting about The International is that the teams have played on four different maps.
Prediction for the match Heroic - MOUZ
Looking back at the match in the group stage, it's hard to imagine that MOUZ will shut out the Danes now. And Heroic have shown a solid game in this tournament, so now the team is almost the main favorite.
The main problem for the Mice is the limited card pool. Especially now, the Danes are playing great on Inferno, and with Ancient we still need to see, whether it is worth the risk.
In general, just like last time, a lot will be decided by who gets the Anubis card. However, on the whole, the odds are leaning in favor of the Danish team.
So in this case, I'd recommend betting on Heroic to win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team Heroic as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 2.154. MOUZ chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 2.349 by bookmakers.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | Heroic | MOUZ |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 4 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 24 matches with each other. In these battles Heroic got 8 victories while MOUZ managed to take 16 matches.