Prediction on match CS2 Astralis - Imperial Esports

Astralis and Imperial will fight for the right to get into the playoffs of the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022. The Danes are very lucky with the group, otherwise such opponents come across only in bookmaker tournaments. And yet, in their first match, Astralis looked organic, albeit against the backdrop of EG.PA. In any case, I don't have much faith in the Brazilian team, which almost gave a comeback to Finest with a score of 13:3.

Astralis shape

The 13th team of the world ranking failed again at the last championship, having gained only one victory at IEM Dallas 2022. Honestly, I'm already tired of talking about how sad everything is for the Danes.

Speaking about the start at the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022, here Astralis outplayed EG.PA without a chance. It was impossible to think of anything else, since Evil Geniuses sent their third lineup. Here the team will again be the favorite, because I no longer see confidence in the eyes of the Brazilians.

Astralis latest results:

• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 12:16.
• Victory over Encore with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over EG.PA with a score of 16:6.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 73% of wins.
• Overpass - 71% of wins.
• Mirage - 60% of wins.
• Ancient - 58% of wins.

At the same time, the Danish team continues to refuse both Dust 2 and Vertigo.

Form Imperial

The 14th team in the world ranking failed in the open qualifiers for ESL Challenger Valencia 2022, and also ended their performances at IEM Dallas 2022 without a win.

Should we continue to represent the team that impressed everyone so much at the Major? In any case, Imperial got off to a good start at the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022, showing quite tolerable CS, however, against the backdrop of Finest. But if you play like this with the Danes, then the Brazilians will definitely fall into the lower bracket of the group.

Imperial's latest results:

• Victory over Northern Forces with a score of 16:14.
• Defeated by TeamOne with a score of 0:2.
• Defeat from FURIA with a score of 9:16.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Finest with a score of 16:12.

Best Imperial cards:

• Overpass - 90% of wins.
• Inferno - 79% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 60% of wins.
• Mirage - 50% of wins.

I believe that the Brazilian team will once again abandon the map Ancient.

Astralis vs Imperial stats

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match Astralis — Imperial

I don't know what to say about this game, because the Brazilians have a clear decline, which does not last the first week. I agree, Astralis is far from ideal conditions. However, in the form in which the teams played the first round, I am definitely against Imperial. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Astralis team.