Match Prediction: Heroic - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Cologne 2023Heroic Europe will play against Denmark's Astralis in the quarter-finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 play-offs. The winner will advance to the semi-finals of the tournament, while the loser will finish their participation and earn $40,000 in prize money. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the teams is one step closer to the coveted championship? Let's find out.
In this betting tіre you will learn how the participants of this match are performing in the course of the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
Heroic uniforms
Although cadiaN and his teammates are not setting records for tournament attendance this year, Heroic are clearly the standout performers. 4th-6th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 secured the team a slot in the Spring Final, while silver at the legendary Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 earned the team $180,000. Also noteworthy were second place finishes at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B and Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023. Heroic performed well at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, taking 3-4th places and earning $100,000 in total. The BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 ended extremely well for Heroic. The team was able to take the win and earn $200,000.
BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 was a fairly uneventful event for Heroic. In the semifinals of the top set, cadiaN and team defeated BIG 2-0, after which they defeated NAVI in the final of the winner's bracket with a similar result. Thus, the European club entered the grand final of Group B. There the European team again played against Natus Vincere. Heroic won the full bo3 series (Mirage - 16-11, Inferno - 14-16, Nuke - 16-12). 1-3rd place in the tournament brought the team $27,500 and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023.
Heroic managed to play three matches within the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. The draw placed the team in Group A. First, cadiaN and his teammates defeated The MongolZ with the score 2:1, after that they defeated the Ukrainian team Monte and reached the final of the group. ENCE proved to be too difficult for them and after losing 1:2 Heroic reached the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Heroic's recent results statistics:
- Defeat by ENCE with a score of 1:2
- Victory over Monte with the score 2:0
- 2:1 win over The MongolZ
- 2:1 win over Natus Vincere
- 2:0 win over Natus Vincere
Astralis uniforms
The team from Denmark, Astralis this year correctly positions its current playing form and successfully participates in not the biggest tournaments, but also tries not to miss the big international events. Among the successful performances it is worth noting the victories in such tournaments as CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which allowed Astralis to earn $44,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 saw the team fail, finishing in 17th-20th place. A silver medal at Brazy Party earned the club $70,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 blameF and his teammates took 5th-6th place, and at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 they finished 7th-8th. Astralis also participated in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. The team managed to play two matches as part of the qualifier and finished runner-up.
The draw for BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 placed the Danish team in Group B. Astralis lost to Natus Vincere 1-2 in the semifinals of the top set. After dropping to the lower grid, the Danes Ledgeili BIG with a similar result. Thus the team made it to the Play-In stage. In the first round of the stage blameF and his teammates made a kind of upset and defeated Complexity Gaming with the result 2:0 (Vertigo - 16-12, Overpass - 16-4). Astralis did not stop there and sensationally defeated Team Liquid with the same score (Overpass - 16-11, Inferno - 16-9). The 4th-6th place in the tournament brought blameF and his team $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023.
Astralis started their participation at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 with another match against Team Liquid. In a bo1 confrontation, the team's players once again defeated Liquid at Ancient with a 16-10 score and advanced to the second round of the Play-In. The competitive battle against Apeks ended with Astralis winning 2-1 and getting into the group stage. The quarterfinals of the top grid blameF and team lost to G2 Esports with a score of 1-2 and dropped to the losers' bracket. Their opponent in the lower grid was Ninjas in Pyjamas. Astralis won 2:0 (Vertigo - 16-6, Ancient - 16-6) and advanced to the semi-finals of the net. There, the team's players easily outplayed MOUZ 2-0 (Ancient - 16-8, Nuke - 16-11). A busy series against Natus Vincere in the lower group final ended with a win for Astralis, who secured a slot in the quarter-finals of IEM Cologne 2023.
Astralis latest results stats:
- 2-1 win over Natus Vincere
- 2:0 win over MOUZ
- A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- 1:2 defeat to G2 Esports
- 2:1 win over Apeks
History of Heroic - Astralis matches
The participants of this match have played against each other only once since the beginning of this year. In BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 Heroic defeated Astralis 2:1 (Inferno - 10-16, Mirage - 16-4, Vertigo - 16-4).
Heroic vs Astralis Predicted Result
Heroic are considered to be one of the strongest teams in the world lately. The team confidently performs and defeats notable opponents. Let's bet on the victory of the Heroic team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Astralis are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.967. Heroic, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 4.6.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | Heroic | Astralis |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 9 | 7 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The teams played 28 matches with each other before. And Heroic won 14 times while Astralis correspondingly became the winner 14 times.