Match Prediction: MOUZ - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2024Let's move on to the semifinal confrontation at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, where MOUZ and FaZe Clan will meet. The winner will advance to the finals, while the loser will take 3-4th places and earn $80,000 in prize money. The format of the match is bo3. Which team will be one step closer to the coveted championship at the iconic tournament? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed in the previous year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
MOUZ uniforms
European eSports club MOUZ performed at an average level in 2023, regularly earning prize money, although the squad did not shine excessively on the professional scene. 13-16th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 brought the club $10,000. After that MOUZ finished ESL Pro League Season 17 in 5th-8th place, earning $35,000 in prize money. April began for siuhy and crew with a top-4 finish on the BetBoom Playlist. Urbanistic. The 3-4th places and $20,000 were a nice bonus before the next series of LAN-tournaments. Participation in BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A allowed him to win the Contenders Stage seeding for the upcoming Paris Major. The Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 did not bring much positivity to the fans of the club, as 13-16th place in the international championship and $4,000 in prize money can hardly be called a good result. At BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 MOUZ also disappointed. The team was one of the first to drop out, finishing in 23-24th place and earning a $10,000 consolation prize. So far, the best achievement of the European club can be called their participation in Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. Defeating such notable teams as Astralis and Heroic, MOUZ made it to the finals, winning silver and earning $42,000. The team also won the Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. At the Pelaajat.com Nordic Masters Fall 2023, MOUZ finished in 5th-6th place without earning any prize money. At ESL Pro League Season 18, the European squad emerged victorious and earned the $200,000 top prize, as well as slots to IEM Katowice 2024 and BLAST World Final 2023. MOUZ finished in the top 4 at Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, earning $20,000 in prize money. Silver at CS Asia Championships 2023 allowed players to earn an impressive $100,000. At the last tournament of the year, BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, MOUZ finished in 3rd-4th place and were awarded $85,000.
The German club started the new season with a 3-2 performance at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B. MOUZ defeated EYEBALLERS, Heroic and Preasy Esport. This performance secured them seventh place in the standings and a slot in PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B. MOUZ started their journey on the Intel Intel Intel Major.
MOUZ started their journey to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 with the group stage. The draw placed the team in Group B, where siuhy and his teammates defeated Cloud9 (Overpass - 8-13, Mirage - 13-8, Ancient - 22-20) by a score of 2:1. A win over GamerLegion on two maps in a row (Overpass - 16-14, Ancient - 13-6) in the semi-final winner ov secured MOUZ a place in the Group B final. With a 2-0 win over ENCE (Vertigo - 13-5, Ancient - 13-3), the team reached the semi-finals of IEM Katowice.
MOUZ latest results stats:
- Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:0
- 2:0 win over GamerLegion
- Defeat Cloud9 2:1
- 2:1 win over Preasy Esport
- Defeat by Team Spirit with the score 0:2
FaZe Clan uniform
FaZe Clan had a great season overall, first of all financially, although they lost ground a bit in the middle of the year. They started the season with a 1st-3rd place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and $27,500. Their performance at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 ended with 7th-8th place and $24,000 in prize money. The main achievement this year for FaZe Clan team can already be confidently called the championship at ESL Pro League Season 17, which brought not only $200,000, but also the victory in the fourth season of Intel Grand Slam, and this is an additional $1,000,000 in prize money. Among the big events, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is also worth mentioning. There FaZe Clan took the 5th-8th places and earned $45,000. Then Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for karrigan and his teammates on 3-4th place, this result brought $20,000. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, FaZe Clan finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned an additional $20,000 in prize money. The European club travelled to BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 where they finished in 1st-3rd place, earned $27,500 and received a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. FaZe Clan also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. There the team took 9th-12th place and received a consolation prize of $16,000 in prize money. At the big LAN-tournament Gamers8 2023 FaZe Clan took 9-16th place and got $15,000 prize money. At ESL Pro League Season 18 karrigan and team took 9-12th place and earned $25,000 in prize money. At IEM Sydney 2023 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023 FaZe Clan rehabilitated and won, earning a total of $350,000. The team also won the CS Asia Championship 2023, where the players received $250,000 as the top prize. The silver medal at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 provided the European club with $85,000 in prize money. FaZe Clan finished the year in second place at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 and received $250,000.
The 2024th Long Long competition started for FaZe Clan players with BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024. Starting in Group B, FaZe Ledge and GamerLegion were two maps to a row and fell to the bottom of the grid. There karrigan and his teammates first outplayed Team Spirit 2-0 (Anubis - 13-4, Nuke - 13-4) and then won a rematch against GL in a full bo3 series (Ancient - 13-5, Overpass - 12-16, Inferno - 13-5). In the decisive match FaZe Clan defeated Team Liquid with the result 2:0 (Nuke - 13-11, Mirage - 13-9). The victory secured a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 and $22,500 in prize money.
FaZe Clan's path in the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 started in Group A. In the quarter-finals FaZe Clan outplayed Rebels Gaming on two maps in a row (Nuke - 13-9, Ancient - 13-7). Victory over Eternal Fire with the result 2:1 (Inferno - 16-14, Anubis - 13-16, Nuke - 13-5) provided karrigan and the team place in the final of the top net. But there FaZe failed to cope with Team Spirit, lost with the score 0:2 and went to the quarter-finals of play-offs. The first opponent for FaZe Clan in the final stage of the event was G2 Esports. Karrigan and his teammates defeated the opponent with the result 2:0 (Inferno - 13-9, Ancient - 13-6).
Statistics of FaZe Clan's last results:
- Victory over G2 Esports with the score 2:0
- Defeat by Team Liquid with the score 0:2
- Victory over Eternal Fire with the score 2:1
- 2:0 win over Rebels Gaming
- 2:0 win over Team Liquid
History of MOUZ - FaZe Clan matches
Last year MOUZ and FaZe Clan played against each other seven times. FaZe Clan defeated their opponent in five fights. MOUZ outplayed their opponent only twice.
Predicted result of the match MOUZ - FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan are in great form, but MOUZ also show a good game and can potentially win one card. Let's bet on the total of cards more than 2.5.
FaZe (#2) vs. Mouz (#6)
Meeting info
On Saturday 10.02.2024 at 18:15 there will be a BO3 match in CS2 (CS:GO) format between the teams MOUZ (Germany) and FaZe Clan (Europe). The event takes place in the format of the IEM Katowice 2024 Playoffs stage.
Odds
According to the list of odds for MOUZ vs FaZe Clan, FaZe Clan is considered the favourite and bookmakers give the team 62% chance to win the match.
Individual indicators
The teams are equal in terms of individual scores.
Team performance
According to the team performance Mouz look stronger.
Tournament scores
In tournament Mouz is a bit stronger than FaZe and has a rating of 1.19, against FaZe's 1.09.
Head-to-head matches
FaZe is leading in head-to-head meetings and has a score of 10-4 on the cards.
Against common opponents
Against common opponents FaZe is also stronger, for example he defeated Spirit, G2 and Eternal Fire, and Mouz lost.
Conclusion
Actually it is very hard to calculate the favourite here, if MOUZ is leading in terms of indicators and tournament, then FaZe is leading in terms of personal meetings and common opponents. Here the safest decision to take Mouz's forfeit Siuhy will have the support of the hall and on one card I think he will be able to come out.
Bet: Mouz (+1.5) ~cough 1.5
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Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team FaZe Clan are the favorite with average odds 1.477 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider MOUZ to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 3.485.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | MOUZ | FaZe Clan |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 7 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The teams played 47 matches with each other before. In these matches MOUZ won 24 times, FaZe Clan active consisits of 23 wins.