Match Prediction: FURIA - Outsiders | Counter-Strike (CS2)

FURIA and Outsiders will play in the first round of the ESL Pro League Season 16 playoffs. The winner of this match will advance to the quarterfinals on Vitality, which gives us the right to wait for another fiery match.

If you look at the confrontation between FURIA and Outsiders, then personally I can't single out a favorite. On the one hand, the Brazilians have just finished playing in the group stage, where they got four victories. On the other hand, FURIA still does not change in any way, which makes life easier for the opponent.

In turn, Outsiders performed well in group B, where, although they lost to FaZe Clan with G2, they looked very confident against the background of other rivals. Therefore, there is a certain confidence that the team will be able to compete with the Brazilians, risking interrupting a series of three defeats in a row in head-to-head matches.

FORM FURIA

The thirteenth team in the world ranking failed at the summer IEM Cologne 2022, where they showed far from the most confident game, but at the same time did not make it to the playoffs.

Now FURIA took part in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, where they won four victories and suffered one defeat. I must say this - so far the Brazilian team has not been able to play from a position of strength in important matches.

This happened with Cloud9, and similar problems were seen in the game against Team Liquid. And yet FURIA continues to stay afloat thanks to its strong shooting.

Latest FURIA results:

• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:1.
• Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:0.

The best FURIA cards:

• Overpass - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 60% win rate.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.

Let's not forget that the Brazilian team has been refusing the Dust 2 map for a long time.

Form Outsiders

The sixteenth team in the world ranking failed in the summer without showing anything worthwhile. Of the interesting things, it is worth noting the successful performance in the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference, thanks to which the team got to the EPL.

Well, then there was a failure in the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022, after which the Outsiders went on a well-deserved vacation.

But now the team returned to come to ESL Pro League Season 16. To be honest, I had little faith in the Outsiders' prospects at the tournament, but it exceeded all expectations. Therefore, there is little hope that the team will practice a little and become closer to their peak.

Latest Outsiders results:

• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over FTW with a score of 2:0.
• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 0:2.

Best Outsiders cards:

• Inferno - 70% win rate.
• Vertigo - 67% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 60% of wins.

At the same time, the Russian team does not change itself, continuing to refuse the Nuke card.

Match statistics FURIA — Outsiders

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

• The Outsiders won the ESL Challenger February 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• FURIA's victory at ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:1.
• FURIA's victory at Roobet Cup 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• FURIA's victory at IEM Cologne 2022 with a score of 2:0.

It should be noted that in the last two matches the teams played on the maps Inferno and Vertigo.

Prediction for the match FURIA — Outsiders

An interesting confrontation, because the teams know each other very well. At the same time, the intrigue remains in the match, since the Outsiders have already lost to FURIA three times in a row.

Nevertheless, the odds are approximately equal, albeit with a slight deviation in favor of the Brazilian team.

If we talk about cards, then the teams will probably again agree to play on Inferno and Vertigo, and there they will make a choice between Overpass or Mirage. That being said, I don't have a favorite here as I'm waiting to see three cards.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Total on cards 2.5 more.