FURIA and Cloud9 will compete for the right to play in the playoffs of IEM Dallas 2022, as well as reach the final of the group stage. The Brazilians got off to a good start in the championship, closing their compatriots from Imperial. At the same time, Cloud9 opened up well against the background of Team Liquid, starting to close questions after an unsuccessful major. Bottom line, FURIA will have to change its approach as aggression will once again be controlled.
FORM FURIA
The seventh team in the world ranking reached the quarterfinals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022, where they lost to Team Spirit without a chance. A week has passed since that moment, as well as the game of the Brazilian team has remained the same.
However, this was enough for the starting victory at IEM Dallas 2022 over Imperial. But I have fears that aggression and high speed will again play against FURIA, which will flirt too much and get a minority over and over again. And in terms of distance, the Brazilians cannot yet equal the opponent.
Latest FURIA results:
- Victory over BIG with a score of 16:10.
- Defeated by NIP with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2:1.
- Defeated by Team Spirit with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Imperial with a score of 16:9.
The best FURIA cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 78% of wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Mirage - 57% of wins.
- Nuke - 56% win rate
Let me remind you that the Brazilian team continues to refuse the Dust 2 map.
Form Cloud9
The ninth team in the world ranking failed at PGL Major Antwerp 2022, having gained only one victory in BO1. I don't see the point in remembering what happened, because the team just swam there, finishing off with an unthinkable pick of Nuke against FaZe Clan.
As for the start at IEM Dallas 2022, here Cloud9 did not feel Team Liquid at all. And if the start turned out to be equal, then by the end of the first half the team finally found itself, as it seems, having regained self-confidence.
Latest Cloud9 results:
- Victory over the Outsiders with a score of 16:12.
- Defeat from NIP with a score of 14:16.
- Lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 9:16.
- Defeated by Imperial with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Team Liquid with a score of 16:6.
Best Cloud9 Maps:
- Vertigo - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 80% of wins.
- Ancient - 75% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
- Overpass - 50% of wins.
Let me remind you that the Russian team does not play on the Nuke map.
Statistics of meetings FURIA — Cloud9
At the end of last season, the teams held two meetings:
- Cloud9 won the ESL Pro League Season 14 with a score of 2:0.
- Cloud9 won at PGL Major Stockholm 2021 with a score of 2:0.
Interestingly, the Inferno map was played both times.
Prediction for the match FURIA — Cloud9
It's hard for me to imagine that FURIA will again be able to realize their aggression. The trend is that with teams that are closely preparing for matches, the Brazilians do not get anything.
In turn, the Russian team is clearly eager to be rehabilitated for the failure at the Major. And the fact that the first victory was very easy (and in the derby FURIA used the opponent's gifts more) clearly raised the morale of the guys. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Cloud9 team.
