Prediction on match CS2 Encore Esports Club - Astralis

Encore and Astralis will meet in the group stage of IEM Dallas 2022. Let me remind you that the losing team will leave the championship, as well as the winner will continue to chase for a ticket to the playoffs. But I see no chance for the Australian team to give their best match and try to impose a fight on Astralis, albeit experiencing certain difficulties.

Encore form

The 70th team in the world ranking failed in the recent championships, fortunately managed to get to IEM Dallas 2022 through a closed qualifier.

As for the start at the championship itself, here the Australian team lost to FaZe Clan on the Dust 2 map, taking only five rounds. And everything is going to such a situation that Encore will leave IEM Dallas 2022 today and go to play local qualifiers for other tournaments.

Latest Encore results:

• Defeat from ORDER with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over VERTEX with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over ORDER with a score of 2:1.
• Lost to HAVU with a score of 4:16.
• Lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 5:16.

Best Encore cards:

• Overpass - 75% of wins.

It is worth noting that the Australian team usually refuses the Mirage card.

Astralis shape

The 12th team in the world ranking failed at PGL Major Antwerp 2022, without even getting into the “legends” stage. It's time to forget about the failure of the team, but such a tag should show a different game.

So at the start of IEM Dallas 2022, the Danes lost to Vitality without showing anything interesting. What is most offensive, Astralis does not even try to change its game, acting according to the old schemes. And yet, in this match, the team has a great advantage in the form of rich experience, which can be won.

Astralis latest results:

• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 8:16.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 16:13.
• Defeated by Team Spirit with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 12:16.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 78% of wins.
• Overpass - 67% 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.

Match statistics Encore — Astralis

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match Encore — Astralis

I don’t see much point in commenting on this confrontation, since the Australians have nothing to cling to. Moreover, it became clear from the first game that Encore arrived without any ideas, and shooting at the TIER-1 level is clearly not enough. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Astralis team with a score of 2:0.