Match Prediction: Eternal Fire - 9INE | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 18Welcome to EGamersWorld.
Slowly but surely, we have reached the last match of the second day of games on ESL Pro League Season 18 in Group D. Here's a look at the lower bracket matchup.
After a disappointing debut at EPL S18, Eternal Fire and 9INE find themselves here. However, given the format here, the lower grid is not critical: the loser will continue to play in the tournament, but only in the last chance grid.
We're trying to figure out where each team will end up: who will continue to play in the lower grid, and who will continue to play in the last chance grid. Who will keep their margin for error, and who will say goodbye to it.
Let's go.
Eternal Fire uniforms
Let's start the analysis of the match by analysing Eternal Fire's form. They will play as favourites in this match.
At least, that's what the best esports betting sites say. The odds for the victory of Eternal Fire are at 1.78.
So it turns out that we have parity here. Such a figure for a Bo3 match is nothing but an indicator of a level playing field.
The 31-team world ranking has been struggling throughout the season. Despite the huge number of matches, success was achieved occasionally.
At the beginning of the year, Eternal Fire won the ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference, thus securing a spot in the EPL S17. The Main Event ended miserably - only top 20 and no group.
Participated in BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B. There they took TOP-14, which was not enough to reach the only Major of the season.
In the middle of the year, Eternal Fire showed their best form. The Turks finished in the top 4 twice, but did so at TIR-B tournaments. They broke into the top four at CCT North Europe Series #7 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1.
- Eternal Fire roster: XANTARES, Calyx, MAJ3R, Wicadia, woxic .
Before the ESL Pro League Season 8 Long Round, MAJ3R's team played on CCT Central Europe and Pinnacle Cup V. Both championships ended for them on top 8.
Eternal Fire played their debut match at ESL Pro League Season 18 against Cloud9. They played the second number and played for a natural result: 0-2, but with 11 and 12 rounds respectively.
Eternal Fire mappool
The best map is Nuke. There are 4 matches and 4 wins.
Anubis (7 matches, 85% wins), Mirage (4 matches, 75% wins) are very good. Vertigo - 71% wins in 7 matches, Inferno and Overpass - 3 wins in 5 matches.
Form 9INE.
We continue our match analysis with an analysis of 9INE's form. They are destined to play second fiddle in this match.
At least, this is what the bookmakers are pointing to. The odds for their victory in this match are at 1.9.
Again, based on the odds, a close match awaits us. I think that will be the case in reality.
9INE had a very fruitful first half of the year, which allowed the Polish club to climb into the top 20 of the world. However, the lion's share of the events played were TIR-2 events.
9INE managed to get a number of victories at events like OMEN WGR Challenge 2023, GAM3RS_X Polish Clash and other local tournaments. However, the main achievements came in the spring of this year.
In April, 9INE triumphed at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: Europe RMR B, which opened the way to BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. The Major itself ended for the Poles in the top 16.
Before the IEM Cologne 2023 Long Circuit, 9INE picked up another important win. They qualified for the big-budget Gamers8 by beating SAW in last chance qualification.
- 9INE roster: Goofy, KEi, Kylar, mynio, hades.
9INE is one of the most stable Play-In IEM Cologne teams. The club has been playing in such a roster for half a year already.
The first Play-In IEM Cologne 2023 opponent for 9INE was OG. The Poles won with a score of 19-17.
Then there was a loss from Fnatic (0-2), and then a minimal sensation in the form of a victory over Liquid in the match for the exit to the group stage. Then 9INE dealt with the North American club with a score of 2-1.
In the first match of the play-offs, 9INE were up against ENCE, but came up a little short. The Finns turned the game around on the decisive Mirage and sent 9INE to the bottom of the group stage.
The team finished their performance at IEM Cologne 2023 with a match against Cloud9. The Poles failed to defeat the more prestigious opponent, and lost with a score of 1-2 and left the championship.
Before the Long Cologne ESL Pro League Season 18, the team visited Thunderpick World Championship 2023 and Gamers8. Both tournaments ended for 9INE at the top 16.
At EPL Season 18, the team played their first match against Complexity. The Americans put up a serious fight and pulled out the win, which was a mini sensation considering the Poles' play in recent months.
Map 9INE
The best 9INE map is Vertigo. The Poles have won 14 matches there with only 4 losses.
Next is Mirage (66% wins in 6 games), Anubis (58% wins in 12 maps) and Nuke (57% winrate in 7 matches).
The worst maps for 9INE are Ancient with 36% wins in 7 matches and Inferno, where the Poles haven't won a single match in 3 maps.
History of head-to-head meetings
Previously the teams played each other in BLAST Paris.tv Major 2023: European RMR B and then 9INE won.
Predicted result of Eternal Fire vs 9INE at ESL Pro League Season 18
Taking into account the pre-match odds and the overall level of play of the teams, this match should be the closest of all on the second match day. This means that the logical bet is +2.5 total.
Bottom line: total +2.5.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Eternal Fire are the favorite with average odds 1.601 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider 9INE to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 3.37.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | Eternal Fire | 9INE |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 4 | 6 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 3 matches with each other. In these battles Eternal Fire got 0 victories while 9INE managed to take 3 matches.