Prediction on match CS2 FURIA - fnatic

FURIA and fnatic will meet in the group stage quarterfinals of IEM Rio 2023. Very The International is a heated pairing, as I wouldn't put the Europeans as favourites.

First of all, the teams have already played in the play-offs of the recent ESL Pro League Season 17 and then FURIA showed a great game against fnatic. Moreover, KRIMZ and company have not improved since then, and in many moments continued to play with their hands down.

So here I would have a closer look at the victory of FURIA. Yes, without the stands, but even in such a format the Brazilians can punish fnatic for their weak play in a few months.

FURIA uniform

The world ranked eleventh team failed in the recent BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas, as they managed to lose to EG Black already in the quarterfinals.

However, the Brazilian team immediately made amends at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR, where they got good wins over TeamOne, Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid.

Furthermore, FURIA secured a spot in the Legends with a very important win over paiN Gaming. All in all, the team have been able to rehabilitate themselves and will be ready to move on at home.

The latest results from FURIA:

• A 0-2 loss to EG Black.
• A 16-6 victory over TeamOne.
• A 16-13 win over Evil Geniuses.
• Beat Team Liquid 2-1.
• Beat paiN Gaming 2-1.

Top scorers FURIA:

• Inferno - 80% wins.
• Mirage - 67% wins.
• Vertigo - 67% wins.
• Ancient - 50% wins.

Recall that the Brazilian team has stopped appearing on the Overpass map.

Fnatic uniforms

The world ranked twelfth team had nothing to show at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe, failing in the quarterfinals and also did not qualify for IEM Dallas 2023.

However, the European side went on to make a cool run at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A with two wins over Viperio and 1WIN.

Most interestingly, fnatic had a lot of luck with their opponents as evidenced by their victory over B8 Esports and their entrance to the Legends. However, even with the Ukrainians, the team had problems, which clearly doesn't add points.

Latest fnatic results:

• A 2-1 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
• A 1-2 loss to OG.
• Victory over Viperio 22-20.
• 16-12 victory over 1WIN.
• 2-1 win over B8 Esports.

Best fnatic scores:

• Overpass - 71% wins.
• Vertigo - 67% wins.
• Nuke - 62% wins.
• Ancient - 50% wins.

In turn, the European team has most often given up on maps Anubis.

Meeting statistics FURIA - fnatic

During the current season the teams have met once - FURIA (2-0) won at ESL Pro League Season 17.

Forecast for the match FURIA - fnatic

I wouldn't put it past the ESL Pro League game, but fnatic is in bad shape right now. And the team rather bounced back in the RMR-tournament because without that success they could make substitutions.

About the Brazilians we can't say, as they always play according to their mood. However, now the boys are clearly determined to go into the play-offs and play in front of their fans.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on FURIA to win.