Match Prediction: Team Liquid - Cloud9 | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 16Team Liquid and Cloud9 will meet in the semi-finals of ESL Pro League Season 16. Interestingly, we see a meeting between two teams from group D, where the North Americans won.
But at the same time, "liquid" managed to hold two meetings in the playoffs, while Cloud9 played only the day before. But one should not start from the defeat of the wards of the groove in the group, since that meeting could have been important in terms of experiments. And in the quarterfinals, the Russian team managed to cope with FaZe Clan, just like the last time this happened in victorious Dallas.
In any case, Team Liquid also deserves praise, which shows a really impressive game. However, the North Americans have one weak point - the sniper. And if oSee does not join the game (and this happens with enviable regularity), the "liquid" may have big problems.
In general, I personally do not expect a repeat of the Group D scenario, as Cloud9 seems ready to advance to the grand final of the championship.
Form Team Liquid
The third team in the world ranking performed well at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, where they suffered only one defeat from NAVI at the group stage.
Almost a month later, the North American team arrived at ESL Pro League Season 16, where everything went well. Still, the instability and weak sniper play played a cruel joke on Team Liquid, as the team suffered two defeats in a row and almost went out. However, on the last day of group D, the "liquid" outplayed Cloud9, which, of course, affects the upcoming confrontation.
If we are talking about the playoffs, then here the North Americans managed to cope with fnatic, and also confidently outplayed MOUZ. And yet these rivals definitely cannot be compared in terms of level with Cloud9.
Latest Team Liquid results:
- Defeat from FURIA with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from Eternal Fire with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2:0.
- 2:1 victory over fnatic.
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:0.
The best maps of Team Liquid:
- Mirage - 83% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
- Inferno - 75% of wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Vertigo - 57% of wins.
- Overpass - 50% of wins.
It is worth recalling that the North American team refuses the Nuke map.
Form Cloud9
The eighth-ranked team in the world had a disgraceful performance at IEM Cologne 2022, where they failed to make it to the playoffs. With these sentiments, the Russian team went on vacation, where, as it became known later, they managed to rebuild.
As a result, Cloud9 arrived at the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, where they quickly got four clean sheets and guaranteed themselves a place in the quarterfinals. And yet, the team managed to lose to Team Liquid on the final day of the group, although the meeting was as close as possible.
As for the start to the playoffs, here the wards of groove quite unexpectedly outplayed FaZe Clan, showing a very solid Counter-Strike. And based on this meeting, Cloud9 can really try their luck further.
Latest Cloud9 results:
- Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:0.
- Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2:1.
Best Cloud9 Maps:
- Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
- Overpass - 67% of wins.
- Mirage - 67% of wins.
At the same time, one should not forget that the Russian team is also steadily refusing the Nuke card.
Team Liquid - Cloud9 meeting statistics
As part of the current season, the teams held five meetings:
- Cloud9 won the ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:0.
- Cloud9 won at IEM Dallas 2022 with a score of 16:6.
- Cloud9 won at IEM Dallas 2022 with a score of 2:0.
- Team Liquid's victory at IEM Cologne 2022 with a score of 2:0.
- Team Liquid's victory at ESL Pro League Season 16 with a score of 2:0.
Interestingly, all BO3s ended on two maps.
Prediction for the match Team Liquid — Cloud9
Let's run through the statistics. Cloud9 is the third team in terms of aggregate performance, behind only G2 and Vitality. At the same time, the Russian team is ahead of everyone in terms of the percentage of rounds won in attack (an extremely important indicator).
If you look at Team Liquid, the team is only sixth, and is also noticeably inferior to its competitors in terms of net percentages in defense and attack. Plus, do not forget about some of the difficulties of the North Americans with a sniper, who is often lacking in principled matches.
Speaking entirely, I do not believe in the prospects of "liquid", even if the team showed two good matches in the playoffs. Still, the victory over FaZe Clan seems to me to be a sufficient indicator.
Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Cloud9 team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Cloud9 are the favorite with average odds 1.478 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider Team Liquid to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 2.463.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | Team Liquid | Cloud9 |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 6 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 37 matches with each other. In these matches Team Liquid won 21 times, Cloud9 active consisits of 16 wins.