Match Prediction: 9z - fnatic | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Brazil Rio 20239z and fnatic will meet in the first round of the lower group stage of IEM Rio 2023. It will be in this match that we will find out who will pack their bags and who will fight for their non-existent slot in the play-offs.
There's nothing to say about a Latin American team that hasn't played in a big championship in a very long time. Now 9z are here to take three rounds against the tired FaZe Clan. Interesting, isn't it?
As for the Europeans, they deservedly lost to FURIA, because they have not played for their rating for a long time. The good thing is that in this case, the guys should have it all worked out. So here I would lean on fnatic team to win.
Form 9z
The 53rd ranked team in the world managed to fail in the closed qualification for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR and thus effectively ruined the season for themselves.
The Latin American team then went on to win CCT South America Series 5 and also qualified for ESL Challenger Katowice 2023 and IEM Dallas 2023.
As for Long Sogpeg in the group stage of IEM Rio 2023, here 9z showed nothing in the game against FaZe Clan. And if you build on that game, there is absolutely nothing for the team to do next.
The latest results 9z:
- A 2-0 win over 00NATION.
- Defeated INTZ 16-9.
- 16-5 win over Hype.
- 2-1 victory over BESTIA.
- Defeat by FaZe Clan 3-16.
Top 9z:
- Nuke - 89% wins.
- Ancient - 75% wins.
- Anubis - 67% wins.
- Mirage - 60% wins.
- Inferno - 56% wins.
Recall that the Latin American squad has not been shown on the Vertigo map for a long time.
Form of fnatic
The twelfth team in the world rankings has recently failed at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe and also failed to qualify for IEM Dallas 2023.
The European side went on to pick up three wins in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A, knocking out a trip to "legends". But you have to look at the opponents here, as Viperio, 1WIN and B8 Esports are questions of seeding integrity.
However, fnatic managed to show their true level at the Long Conger of the group stage of IEM Rio 2023, which turned out to be a loss to FURIA. Yes, the team struggled, but in terms of shooting it was very disappointing.
Latest fnatic results:
- A 1-2 loss to OG.
- Victory over Viperio with a score of 22-20.
- Beaten by 1WIN 16-12.
- 2-1 victory over B8 Esports.
- 15-19 defeat by FURIA.
Best fnatic scores:
- Overpass - 71% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Nuke with 62% of wins.
In turn, the European team is most often denied by maps Anubis.
Meeting statistics 9z - fnatic
Last season, the teams met once and won 2-0 at the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage.
Prediction for the match 9z - fnatic
I doubt that the Latin American team will be able to clinch this game. Moreover, 9z itself did not show anything in the first meeting, clearly preparing to fly out.
I won't say anything about fnatic either, because apart from the RMR tournament, the team has zero entries in the achievements column. In the rest European team is lame for a long time, but with such rivals all the disadvantages are overlapped.
So in this case I would recommend to bet on fnatic to win with a Handicap (-5.5).
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in fnatic victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.214. According to bookmakers data, 9z are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 4.979.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | 9z | fnatic |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 9 | 5 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The teams played 1 matches with each other before. In these matches 9z won 0 times, fnatic active consisits of 1 wins.