Match Prediction: BIG - MOUZ | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Brazil Rio 2023BIG and MOUZ will meet in the Long Cogneg Quarterfinals of the group stage of IEM Rio 2023. Very The International is an interesting match, as both teams clearly do not indulge us with stability.
And here it is important to compare their recent achievements, and if MOUZ will play in Paris, the Germans will fly past the majors. Yes, you'd think BIG would want to bounce back, but the team has virtually no margin.
Moreover, the "mice" have started to climb out of the hole, although they have not yet been able to prove their worth definitively. Here, however, I'd place my bets on a MOUZ team win.
Form BIG
The nineteenth ranked team in the world reached the final of the recent BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe, where they still failed to cope with Cloud9.
The German squad went on to the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, where they beat iNation and 500, but also lost to 9INE, Vitality and Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Moreover, BIG failed to prove themselves in the Last Chance Qualifier, where they beat Falcons, but then again failed to cope with Cloud9 and were left out of the majors.
Latest BIG results:
- Victory over 500 by a score of 16-8.
- Defeat to Vitality by a score of 1-2.
- A 0-2 loss to Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- 2-0 win over Falcons.
- A 0-2 defeat to Cloud9.
Best BIG scores:
- Overpass - 67% wins.
- Mirage - 53% wins.
- Anubis - 50% wins.
It should be noted that the German team usually adjusts to their opponent.
Form MOUZ
The tenth-ranked team in the world fell in the play-offs of BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023, where they managed to beat Apeks, but then fell to FORZE without a chance.
Moreover, MOUZ continued to have problems at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A as the boys lost there to B8 Esports and Falcons, narrowly defeating SAW.
In the end, however, the Mice managed to rectify their position with two victories over Virtus.pro and FaZe Clan. And best of all, the European team made it to the majors despite playing horribly throughout the month.
MOUZ latest results:
- A 9-16 defeat to B8 Esports.
- Victory over SAW by a score of 16-12.
- Defeat to Falcons by a score of 8-16.
- Defeated Virtus.pro 2-0.
- Defeat FaZe Clan 2-1.
Top MOUZ scores:
- Inferno - 67% wins.
- Ancient - 60% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
- Nuke - 50% wins.
In turn, the European squad does not take any chances on the Anubis map.
BIG - MOUZ encounter statistics
The teams played three meetings within the last season:
- BIG's 2-1 win at the IEM Dallas 2022 indoor qualifier.
- A 2-0 win for MOUZ in indoor qualifying for IEM Dallas 2022.
- A 16-7 win for BIG at IEM Rio Major 2022.
And the teams have played twice on the Vertigo card.
Forecast for BIG vs MOUZ
I doubt BIG will be able to put up much of a fight, even in BO1. The Germans will certainly take on Mirage, but even here they are not so clear-cut.
For their part, the "mice" should take the chance to prove their worth. And in general, the boys are playing a little more consistently than their opponents.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on MOUZ to win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team BIG are the favorite with average odds 2.159 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider MOUZ to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 3.933.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | BIG | MOUZ |
5 matches (wins) | 2 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 4 | 4 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The teams played 25 matches with each other before. In these battles BIG got 9 victories while MOUZ managed to take 16 matches.