Prediction on match CS2 ECSTATIC - BIG

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BIG Will win

ECSTATIC and BIG will meet in closed qualification for ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, where they will be playing for the one and only slot for the upcoming championship in Poland.

I don't think the German squad will have any problems as they have managed to recover quickly after failing at Long Song. All the more so now, BIG got some real game practice with a confident win against GODSENT.

ECSTATIC, in turn, were rather lucky with the seeding, because after the game with Movistar Riders the Danes played against teams of a lower level. In this regard, I have great doubts about the team's success. Therefore, here I would rely on the victory of the BIG team.

ECSTATIC form

The 44th ranked team in the world has made it to the quarterfinals of CCT Central Europe Series 5 and also took part in ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 where they reached the semi-finals.

In the course of the tournament, the Danish team managed to defeat Complexity Gaming and Movistar Riders, but at the same time gained two victories over EG Black and Complexity Gaming.

As for the performance in the indoor qualification for ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, ECSTATIC managed to leave Movistar Riders, HOTU and GODSENT behind.

ECSTATIC's latest results:

A 16-5 victory over HYDRA.
1-2 defeat to HOTU.
2-1 win over Movistar Riders.
2-1 win over HOTU.
Beat GODSENT 2-1.

ECSTATIC top scorers:

Vertigo - 75% wins.
Ancient - 67% wins.
Anubis - 67% wins.
Nuke - 77% wins.
Overpass - 67% wins.

Let's not forget that the Danish team have been steadily giving up Mirage.

Form BIG

The twelfth team of the world ranking played awfully on BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, but then even managed to be in the play-offs of IEM Rio 2023, where Ledge was beaten in ¼ finals by the future champion Vitality.

The German side then crashed out completely at Brazy Party 2023 where they suffered two group losses to the Brazilians from 00NATION and paiN Gaming, finishing in last place.

Speaking of the performance in the closed qualification for ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, here BIG was able to recover from their loss to HOTU to close out Movistar Riders, DomiNation, Ninjas in Pyjamas and GODSENT in a row.

Latest BIG results:

A 0-2 defeat to HOTU.
2-0 win over Movistar Riders.
2-0 win over DomiNation.
Victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas with a score of 2-1.
2-0 win over GODSENT.

Best BIG wins:

Overpass - 90% wins.
Anubis - 57% wins.
Inferno - 50% wins.

In turn, the German team continue to give up Ancient maps.

ECSTATIC - BIG encounter statistics

The teams have not met before.

ECSTATIC - BIG match prediction

To be honest, you can't even say what the Danish team will need to surprise BIG. On Nuke, the Germans can play just as well, and Anubis can't surprise them either.

If we take into account that the German team quickly woke up in the course of the qualification, closing Ninjas in Pyjamas as well, I have great doubts about ECSTATIC.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on a BIG team win.