Match Prediction: Grayhound Gaming - FURIA | CS2 (CS:GO)

Group A is coming to the finish line of ESL Pro League Season 18. The Brazilians from FURIA Esports will once again battle Grayhound Gaming for a slot in the lower grid finals. The winner will be one step closer to a chance to go to the play-offs, while the loser will leave the tournament, take 21st-28th place and earn $8,000. The format of the match is bo3. Will the Aussies get a rematch against the Brazilian team? We will find out very soon.

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

FURIA Esports Uniforms

Brazilian squad FURIA Esports has been focusing on big events and title tournament series this year. The Brazilians started the season with Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, where they took 17th-20th place and earned $4,500. A 9th-12th place finish at ESL Pro League Season 17 earned the club $25,000. BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023 ended with FURIA Esports finishing in 5th-8th place and earning $5,000. Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 was a similar event for FalleN and the team, as they finished in 5th-6th place and earned $10,000. FURIA players made it to the only Major event of this year and the last Major tournament in CS:GO, namely BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, thanks to their victory at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR. The Major itself ended for the team in the Legends stage, where they took the last place. As a result, 15th-16th place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 provided FURIA Esports with $20,000 in prize money. Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended with FURIA in 9th-12th place and $5,000 in prize money. The Brazilian team failed in their participation in Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, as 17th-20th place and $4,500 can hardly be considered a good result. The online tournament Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1 also ended for the Brazilians with 9-16th place and no prize money for participation. The Brazilians failed to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 on two attempts.

The last tournament for FURIA Esports so far was Gamers8 2023, a LAN tournament in Saudi Arabia with a prize pool of $1,000,000. The Brazilians received a direct invitation to the tournament from the organisers. FURIA Esports' first and last opponent was the NAVI team. Defeat with the score 1:2 (Nuke - 16-11, Mirage - 13-16, Ancient - 4-16) provided the Brazilian team with 9-16th place in the standings and $15,000 in prize money.

As a result of the draw of the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 18, FURIA Esports team went to Group A. The first opponent in the quarter-finals of the upper grid was Movistar Riders. After losing two games, FURIA went down to the middle net. There the Brazilians defeated Grayhound Gaming on two maps in a row (Ancient - 16-6, Vertigo -16-8). In the quarter-finals of the grid FURIA Esports also defeated Ninjas in Pyjama with the score 2:0 (Mirage - 16-12, Nuke - 16-12). The Brazilian team failed to fulfil its first attempt to qualify for the play-offs. A 0:2 loss to Astralis sent FalleN and its teammates to the losers' bracket.

FURIA Esports latest results statistics:

• 0:2 defeat to Astralis
• A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
• 2:0 win over Grayhound Gaming
• 0:2 defeat by Movistar Riders
• 1:2 defeat to Natus Vincere

Grayhound Gaming uniform

The Australian eSports club have not been particularly active on the eSports scene this year. First, Grayhound Gaming won qualification to ESL Pro League Season 17. Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 proved to be a failure for the club, as the 21st-24th places brought the Aussies $2,500 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 did not end much better for INS and its teammates. The 21st-28th place at the tournament allowed Grayhound to earn $8,000. After that the team took part in the LAN-tournament ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023, where they placed 3-4th and won $10,000. Grayhound Gaming made it to this year's only Major event, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, by qualifying for the Oceanic RMR Qualifier and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: Asia-Pacific RMR. At the tournament itself, the Aussies took 17th-19th place and were awarded $10,000. Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for the team with 13th-16th place and $4,000 in prize money. Grayhound Gaming participated in ESL ANZ Champs Season 16. The win earned the team $4,736.65 in prize money and invitations to ESL Pro League Season 18 and the next tournament in the ESL ANZ Champs series.

Grayhound Gaming's previous professional event was the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. The Aussie club kicked off their appearance at the Play-In stage, where they defeated Ledgeили FURIA Esports at Ancient in their first match with a 11-16 result. A 1-2 loss against Imperial Esports in the first round of the lower bracket ended Grayhound Gaming's participation in 21st-24th place and brought a $2,500 consolation prize.

Grayhound Gaming made its ESL Pro League Season 18 debut in the quarterfinals of the top grid of Group A. A loss to European team GamerLegion on two consecutive maps sent the Aussies to the middle set. The Australian club's downfall did not end there, as they defeated FURIA Esports 0:2 and fell into the losers' net. The quarter-finals of the lower set ended with Grayhound defeating Polish team ORKS 2-1 (Mirage - 12-16, Nuke - 16-10, Ancient - 19-15).

Grayhound Gaming latest results statistics:

• A 2-1 win over ORKS
• Defeat by FURIA Esports with the score 0:2
• 0:2 defeat by GamerLegion
• 1:2 defeat by Imperial Esports
• 11-16 defeat by FURIA Esports

FURIA Esports vs Grayhound Gaming Match History

Since the beginning of this year the participants of this match have played against each other twice. Both matches were won by FURIA Esports. The last match was held in the first round of the middle grid of Group A at this tournament. Brazilians defeated Grayhound Gaming with the score 2:0 (Ancient - 16-6, Vertigo -16-8).

Predicted result of the match FURIA Esports - Grayhound Gaming

Grayhound Gaming perform quite mediocre at this tournament and were able to defeat only Polish ORKS, who were considered to be the clear outsiders. In turn, FURIA Esports can boast a large number of victories over more famous opponents. Let's bet on the victory of the team FURIA Esports.