Match Prediction: MOUZ - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Sydney 2023Let's move on to the confrontation between MOUZ and FaZe Clan within the semifinal of Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. The former have successfully passed the group stage, and the latter have already managed to defeat ENCE. The format of the match is bo3. Will MOUZ get one step closer to winning the second international tournament in a row? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing this year, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
MOUZ uniform
European eSports club MOUZ are performing at an average level in 2023, regularly earning prize money, although the squad does not shine excessively on the professional scene. 13-16th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 brought the club $10,000. After that MOUZ finished ESL Pro League Season 17 in 5th-8th place, earning $35,000 in prize money. April began for siuhy and crew with a top-4 finish on the BetBoom Playlist. Urbanistic. The 3-4th places and $20,000 were a nice bonus before the next series of LAN-tournaments. Participation in BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A allowed him to win the Contenders Stage seeding for the upcoming Paris Major. The Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 did not bring much positivity to the fans of the club, as 13-16th place in the international championship and $4,000 in prize money can hardly be called a good result. At BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 MOUZ also disappointed. The team was one of the first to drop out, finishing in 23-24th place and earning a $10,000 consolation prize. So far, the best achievement of the European club can be called their participation in Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. Defeating such notable teams as Astralis and Heroic, MOUZ made it to the finals, winning silver and earning $42,000. A 3rd-4th place finish at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 earned the team $1,500. At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, MOUZ finished in 9th-12th place in the standings, earning an additional $16,000 in prize money. The team also won the Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. At the Pelaajat.com Nordic Masters Fall 2023, MOUZ finished in 5th-6th place and did not earn any prize money.
MOUZ's previous professional tournament was ESL Pro League Season 18, where the team made their debut in Group B. They lost their first match to MIBL Season 18. After losing their first match to MIBR with a 1-2 score, the European club made it to the play-offs on the middle grid. On their way MOUZ defeated such teams as Evil Geniuses, Heroic and won a rematch against MIBR. In the first match of the final stage siuhy and his teammates defeated FURIA Esports without much trouble on two maps in a row (Nuke - 16-5, Mirage - 16-4). The European team defeated FaZe Clan with the same score (Mirage - 16-10, Inferno - 16-5). The duel against G2 Esports in the quarter-finals of the tournament ended with MOUZ winning 2:1 (Mirage - 16-13, Ancient - 14-16, Inferno - 16-7). MOUZ then outlasted ENCE in a full bo3 series (Mirage - 16-13, Vertigo - 11-16, Nuke - 16-8). In the grand final of the tournament MOUZ defeated Ukrainian team Natus Vincere on three maps in a row (Inferno - 16-10, Overpass - 16-9, Mirage - 19-15). The win secured siuhy and his teammates the $200,000 grand prize, as well as slots to IEM Katowice 2024 and BLAST World Final 2023.
MOUZ made their debut at IEM Sydney 2023 in Group A with an extremely convincing 13-2 win over VERTEX ESC. In the top set semi-finals, siuhy and his teammates defeated Ukrainian team Natus Vincere 2-1 (Mirage - 16-13, Inferno - 4-13, Ancient - 13-6) to advance to the group finals. A full bo3 clash with BetBoom Team ended with MOUZ winning 2:1 (Mirage - 19-15, Ancient - 7-13, Overpass - 13-10), allowing siuhy and team to head to the semi-final play-offs.
MOUZ Recent Results Stats:
- A 2-1 win over BetBoom Team
- Victory over Natus Vincere 2:1
- 13-2 win over VERTEX ESC
- 3:0 win over Natus Vincere
- Victory over ENCE with the score 2:1
FaZe Clan uniforms
FaZe Clan are having a successful season in general, first of all financially, although they have lost some ground recently. Their season started with 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and $27,500. Their performance at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 ended with 7th-8th place and $24,000 in prize money. The main achievement this year for FaZe Clan team can already be confidently called the championship at ESL Pro League Season 17, which brought not only $200,000, but also the victory in the fourth season of Intel Grand Slam, and this is an additional $1,000,000 in prize money. Among the big events, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is also worth mentioning. There FaZe Clan took the 5th-8th places and earned $45,000. Then Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for karrigan and his teammates on 3-4th place, this result brought $20,000. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, FaZe Clan finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned an additional $20,000 in prize money. The European club travelled to BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 where they finished in 1st-3rd place, earned $27,500 and received a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. FaZe Clan also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. There the team took 9th-12th place and received a consolation prize of $16,000 in prize money. At the big LAN-tournament Gamers8 2023 FaZe Clan took 9-16th place and received $15,000 prize money.
Before IEM Sydney 2023 the legendary FaZe Clan team played at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they started their journey in Group C. Their first opponent was 9z Team. A 2-0 victory (Nuke - 16-14, Inferno - 16-3) secured karrigan and his teammates a place in the semifinals of the winners. There in full bo3 series FaZe Clan defeated Fnatic (Ancient - 12-16, Inferno - 16-14, Nuke - 16-3) and guaranteed their place in play-offs. After losing to Natus Vincere with the score 0:2, FaZe Clan entered the final stage of the tournament. There karrigan and Ledge team defeated the future champions from MOUZ on two maps in a row. The 9th-12th places at the championship brought $25,000 prize money to the players.
FaZe Clan started their way to the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 in Group A with a 15-19 loss to GamerLegion on the Nuke map. After facing Team Vitality in the quarter-finals of the lower grid, FaZe Clan won 2-1 (Overpass - 14-16, Inferno - 13-10, Nuke - 13-9) and advanced to the semifinals of the grid. There in full bo3 series karrigan and team defeated NAVI with the score 2:1 (Overpass - 13-7, Mirage - 4-13, Inferno - 13-7). The final game against GamerLegion ended with FaZe Clan winning 2:1 (Ancient - 13-11, Inferno - 7-13, Nuke - 13-6). Thus the team entered the play-offs. Their first opponent on the final stage was the ENCE team. Having won two maps in a row (Nuke - 13-15, Anubis - 13-0), karrigan and his teammates got to the semi-finals of the competition.
Statistics of FaZe Clan's last results:
- Victory over ENCE with the score 2:0
- Victory over GamerLegion with the score 2:1
- Victory over Natus Vincere with the score 2:1
- 2:1 win over Team Vitality
- Defeat by GamerLegion with the score 15-19.
History of matches MOUZ - FaZe Clan
Since the beginning of the current year the participants of this match have played against each other twice. Both matches ended with MOUZ winning 2:1 (Nuke - 16-8, Ancient - 9-16, Inferno - 19-15) and 2:0 (Mirage - 16-10, Inferno - 16-5).
Predicted result of the match MOUZ - FaZe Clan
German team MOUZ has experience of beating FaZe Clan, and they look extremely decent lately, considering their performance in EPL Season 18. But FaZe Clan, in their turn, in the last match ran a skating rink over ENCE. Let's bet on the victory of MOUZ team.