Match Prediction: Astralis - Eternal Fire | Counter-Strike (CS2)

ESL Pro League Season 18 play-offs are starting. One of the first matches will be a clash between Europeans from Astralis and Turks from Eternal Fire. The winner is one step closer to the coveted title of champion and the main prize of $200,000. The format of the match is bo3. Will Eternal Fire manage to surprise the audience? Let's find out.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

Astralis Form

A team from Denmark, Astralis have correctly positioned their current playing form this year and have successfully participated in not the biggest tournaments, but also try not to miss the big international tournaments. Among the successful performances it is worth noting the victories in such tournaments as CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which allowed Astralis to earn $44,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 saw the team fail, finishing in 17th-20th place. A silver medal at Brazy Party earned the club $70,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 blameF and his teammates took 5th-6th place, and at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 they finished 7th-8th. Astralis also participated in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. The team managed to play two matches as part of the qualifier and finished in the qualifiers. The 4th-6th place at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 brought blameF and his team $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. Astralis also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. The team demonstrated decent play and made it to the top 4 of the standings. The players earned $80,000 for the 3-4th position.

Before travelling to ESL Pro League Season 18, Astralis played at Pinnacle Cup V, a small online tournament with a prize pool of $50,000. The tournament organisers invited the Danish team directly into the play-offs stage. In the quarter-finals of the championship, Astralis got a technical win over OG, as the latter withdrew due to scheduling issues. The semifinal match against 00 Nations blameF and the team lost and finished in 3-4th place. Astralis received $5,000 as a reward.

At ESL Pro League Season 18, Astralis were placed in Group A as a result of the draw. In their debut match against Ninjas in Pyjamas blameF and his teammates lost to Ninjas in Pyjamas on two maps in a row and went down to the middle set. A 2-0 win over the Poles from ORKS (Nuke - 16-5, Overpass - 16-6) got them into the quarter-finals of the gridiron. Astralis then defeated GamerLegion (Vertigo - 16-12, Inferno - 16-8) and FURIA Esports (Overpass - 16-7, Nuke - 16-13) 2-0. Thus Astralis advanced to the play-offs of the tournament.

Astralis latest results stats:

• 2-0 win over FURIA Esports
• Victory over GamerLegion 2:0
• Victory over ORKS with the score 2:0
• 0:2 defeat by Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Defeat by 00 Nations 1:2

Eternal Fire uniforms

Turkish team Eternal Fire has been actively participating in various qualifications for major tournaments, online championships and some LAN events this year. The season started for MAJ3R and his teammates with a victory in ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference qualification. Then 5th-8th place at CCT South Europe Series #2 allowed to earn $2,000 in prize money. The team failed to qualify for Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. Eternal Fire's biggest achievement so far is winning the CCT Central Europe Malta Finals, where the Turkish players earned the $50,000 grand prize. ESL Pro League Season 17 itself ended with a 17-20th place finish for the team and a $15,000 consolation prize. Silver at CCT South Europe Series #4 brought Eternal Fire an additional $10,000. The Turkish club also failed the qualifiers for Gamers8 2023. Winning the ESL Pro League Season 18: European Conference allowed them to go to EPL Season 18. A 3rd-4th place finish at CCT North Europe Series #6 earned the players $5,000 in prize money, while a 5th-8th place finish at CCT Central Europe Series #7 earned them $2,000.

Before travelling to ESL Pro League Season 18, Eternal Fire took part in RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023. The draw placed the Turkish team in Group A. There they defeated REDPack Esports on Overpass with a score of 16-2 and Team Spirit on Anubis with a score of 16-12. The 2-0 statistic allowed the team to qualify for the play-offs. In the semi-finals of the tournament Eternal Fire Ledge defeated Cloud9 with the score 1:2 and finished their participation in the event on the 3-4th place.

Upon arrival at ESL Pro League Season 18, Eternal Fire were placed in Group D. The Turks lost their first match in the quarterfinals of the top set to Cloud9 with a score of 0:2. In the middle set they debuted with a win over 9INE on two consecutive maps (Anubis - 19-15, Vertigo - 16-11). A loss to Virtus.pro sent Eternal Fire to the bottom of the group. In the semi-finals MAJ3R and his team won the rematch against Cloud9 with the score 2:0 (Vertigo - 16-6, Overpass - 16-14), and in the final they defeated Team Liquid with the same result (Vertigo - 16-12, Mirage - 16-6). Thus, Eternal Fire made it to the final stage of EPL Season 18.

Statistics of the last results of Eternal Fire:

• A 2-0 win over Team Liquid
• A 2-0 win over Cloud9.
• 0:2 defeat to Virtus.pro
• 2:0 win over 9INE
• 0:2 defeat by Cloud9

Astralis - Eternal Fire Match History

Astralis have played against Eternal Fire four times this season. The European club won three times, while Eternal Fire defeated their opponent only once.

Predicted result of the match Astralis - Eternal Fire

Astralis are much more confident on the international stage this year and boast more achievements. Let's bet on a win for Astralis.