Match Prediction: Complexity Gaming - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)

Complexity and Astralis will meet as part of the opening round of the ESL Pro League Season 16 group stage. I have fears that the North American team will leave the tournament without a win, since the group is serious, and Complexity did not have a game, and still does not.

Yes, the Danish team has now experienced a bit of a shock, having barely made it to the RMR tournament. However, in fact, Astralis is much stronger than its opponent, whom it also beat three times during the current season.

Do not forget that North Americans consistently fail big championships, shooting only on occasion. Should we expect a sensation from Complexity? Hardly. But now the Danish team should win and take easy three points.

Complexity form

The 31st team in the world ranking failed absolutely all the championships in the first half of the year, showing such a monstrous CS that it became simply a shame for the entire region as a whole.

Then the North American team decided to change the sniper, after which they immediately qualified for IEM Road to Rio 2022 for America. But what's the point of looking at the championship of the pumping station, where no one plays.

It is much more interesting to look at the results of Complexity at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, where the team even managed to outplay NAVI. However, apart from this fleeting enlightenment, the North Americans showed nothing.

The result - three natural defeats and the last place in the championship. And I think that the North American team will not become stronger in Malta.

Latest Complexity results:

• Victory over Gaimin Gladiators with a score of 16:9.
• Victory over NAVI with a score of 16:9.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 14:16.
• Lost to NAVI with a score of 4:16.
• Lost to OG with a score of 0:2.

Best Complexity maps:

• Inferno - 50% win rate.

At the same time, the North American team traditionally refuses the Mirage card.

Astralis shape

The fifth team of the world ranking made it to the semi-finals of IEM Cologne 2022, after which they abandoned the idea of changing the roster.

However, at the start of the second half of the season, the Danish team started having real problems, as it kept failing in the open qualifiers for IEM Road to Rio 2022 for Europe.

At the same time, Astralis flew into the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, where they played well in the group, but after that they ingloriously lost two BO3s and remained on the sidelines.

Well, from the last one, the team completed the task and qualified for the RMR tournament, but there were still questions about the game. In general, while Astralis is not a cake, but against the backdrop of Complexity, it should be a favorite and play from a position of strength.

Astralis latest results:

• Victory over BLUEJAYS with a score of 16:11.
• Victory over Illuminar with a score of 2:0.
• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over HEET with a score of 16:9.
• Defeat from SAW with a score of 12:16.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 70% win rate.
• Inferno - 67% of wins.
• Ancient - 60% of wins.
• Mirage - 57% of wins.

In turn, the Danes from Astralis stopped appearing on the Vertigo map.

Complexity vs Astralis Match Statistics

As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:

• Astralis' victory in the ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:1.
• The victory of Astralis in the Roobet Cup 2022 with a score of 2:1.
• Astralis won at IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In with a score of 2:0.

Not surprisingly, in each of the three matches, a Nuke card appeared on the server.

Prediction for the match Complexity — Astralis

I see no chance for the North American team. Maybe Complexity will descend from Olympus and give the fans one card, but I won’t say for sure for the victory in BO3.

Yes, now the Danish team plays every other time, and the failures in the open qualifiers have greatly damaged the reputation of the guys. And yet, face to face on LAN, the wards of trace should cover such an opponent as Complexity.

Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Astralis team with Handicap in rounds (-6.5).