Match Prediction: forZe - Bad News Eagles | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Road to Rio 2022 European RMR AforZe and Bad News Eagles will fight for the right to get to the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage. Yes, the teams will definitely not get into the “legends”, but even without that the possibility is significant.
Hand on heart, I don't believe in Bad News Eagles as the team plays too inertly, failing more often both individually and as a team.
In turn, forZe is more likely to accelerate during the IEM Road to Rio 2022 European RMR A, from which the team will have a slight advantage. Yes, and the statistics speak in favor of the Russian team, which, it seems to me, is tritely stronger in terms of a combination of factors.
forZe form
The 26th team in the world ranking recently won the CCT Central Europe Series 2, where they showed a relatively good game and got a number of principal victories.
However, at the start of IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A, the Russian team showed a crumpled result, having suffered losses in two rounds. And there, forZe twice had the advantage, but twice managed to let go of the situation.
And yet, the team managed to wake up, first defeating ECSTATIC, and then knocking Astralis out of the championship. Here, forZe has already begun to join the fight, and it clearly helped with the opponent.
forZe latest results:
- Victory over OG with a score of 2:1.
- Lost to Sprout with a score of 17:19.
- Defeat from 1WIN with a score of 14:16.
- Victory over ECSTATIC with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 2:0.
Best forZe cards:
- Dust 2 - 79% win rate
- Overpass - 67% of wins.
- Mirage - 60% of wins.
- Ancient - 60% of wins.
Let me remind you that the Russian team has traditionally banned the Vertigo card.
Bad News Eagles Uniform
The 32nd team in the world ranking has shown good results in recent weeks, not only winning the Tipsport Prague Cup 2022 Finals, but also making it to the playoffs of the ESL Challenger League Season 42 Europe.
However, at the start of IEM Road to Rio 2022 European RMR A, the Kosovar team left more questions. Firstly, Bad News Eagles got a controversial victory over Eternal Fire, and then lost without a chance to Ninjas in Pajamas.
But then the third round happened, where the team sensationally defeated Astralis. Once again, Bad News Eagles showed their extreme instability, this time losing to Team Spirit. Honestly, after such a swing, I don’t really count on the team.
Latest Bad News Eagles results:
- Victory over Sprout with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 16:14.
- Lost to Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 7:16.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 16:3.
- Defeated by Team Spirit with a score of 0:2.
Best Bad News Eagles cards:
- Inferno - 78% of wins.
- Nuke - 75% win rate.
- Mirage - 75% of wins.
- Ancient - 75% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 50% win rate.
At the same time, the Kosovar team continues to refuse the Overpass map.
forZe Meeting Statistics - Bad News Eagles
As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:
- forZe won at PGL Major Antwerp 2022: Challengers Stage with a score of 16:7.
- The victory of Bad News Eagles at REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 with a score of 2:1.
- forZe's victory in the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Relegation: Europe with a score of 2:0.
I note that most often the teams played on the maps Inferno and Mirage (twice each).
ForZe vs Bad News Eagles Prediction
The Kosovar team looks extremely unstable. Moreover, in some places the Bad News Eagles can show a cool game, but most often the team is stalling, digging in in a weak attack.
In turn, forZe accelerated during the IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A, having managed to get out of a difficult situation after two starting losses. Moreover, there is some confidence that the Russian team will gain more.
It's hard to predict the cards, but given the recent matches, the initiative is definitely not on the side of the Bad News Eagles. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the forZe team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Bad News Eagles is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 2.023. This number in the favor of forZe amounts 4.743. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | forZe | Bad News Eagles |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 8 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The teams played 3 matches with each other before. And forZe won 2 times while Bad News Eagles correspondingly became the winner 1 times.