FURIA and Imperial will meet as part of the group stage of IEM Dallas 2022. An intriguing derby, since the match itself is capable of gaining a million views. So the major in Rio was also officially announced here, so local fans will not be bored. In any case, FURIA seems to be slightly stronger than their compatriots from Imperial, failing slightly less optional matches.
FORM FURIA
The eighth team of the world ranking reached the quarterfinals of PGL Major Antwerp 2022, where they lost to Team Spirit without a chance. I think the Brazilians simply underestimated the opponent, saying too many things along the way. So to speak, the karmic effect worked. However, in essence, FURIA shows a good game, perfectly combining and reinforcing good shooting with aggression. Therefore, in this case, the team can be considered the favorite of the meeting, in which it knows its opponent perfectly.
Latest FURIA results:
- Victory over Team Liquid with a score of 16:9.
- 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.
The best FURIA cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 78% of wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Nuke - 56% win rate
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
Let me remind you that the Brazilian team continues to refuse the Dust 2 map.
Form Imperial
The 15th team of the world ranking managed to surprise at PGL Major Antwerp 2022. However, as practice has shown, the Brazilians did not go further than defeating Cloud9, losing in the match for reaching the playoffs of Copenhagen Flames. But the most interesting thing was ahead of us, as Imperial flew out of the open qualifiers for ESL Challenger Valencia 2022, where, for a minute, they lost to TeamOne. It seems to me that on this the team will cease to please their fans, who shouted so loudly about the greatness of Fallen and the company.
Imperial's latest results:
- 2-0 victory over Bad News Eagles.
- Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2:1.
- Lost to Copenhagen Flames with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Northern Forces with a score of 16:14.
- Defeated by TeamOne with a score of 0:2.
Best Imperial cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Inferno - 75% of wins.
- Mirage - 62% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 56% win rate
In turn, the Brazilian team will definitely abandon the map Ancient.
Match stats FURIA vs Imperial
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for the match FURIA — Imperial
It is not entirely clear which map will be the team's choice. Firstly, it is convenient for Brazilians to play Overpass and Inferno. However, no one excludes that Mirage will appear on the server. Although what's the point in predicting the card when we have Imperial's decline in front of us.
In turn, in this meeting FURIA will feel as comfortable as possible, as it will face a game model that is understandable to itself. And the team is still one of the strongest in its region, which cannot be said about Imperial yet. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the FURIA team.
