Match Prediction: Astralis - fnatic | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2022Astralis and fnatic will compete for the right to stay at IEM Katowice 2022 and compete for a place in the playoffs. I will not say that one of these teams deserves this at all, because they have not yet revealed their full potential. At the same time, it is difficult to understand at what point the teams will join at all, since within the framework of the championship they experience great difficulties with the first maps.
Astralis shape
The seventh team of the world ranking within the framework of IEM Katowice 2022 has not yet been allocated. To put it bluntly, the team hardly deserves to reach the playoffs. However, with grief in half, the Danes got a difficult victory over ENCE, having managed to adapt to the opponent's playing style. However, Astralis still relies heavily on the inclusion of blameF and k0nfig, which just sleep at times.
Astralis latest results:
- Defeated by BIG with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over MIBR with a score of 16:11.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from FURIA with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:1.
Best Astralis cards:
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Overpass - 57% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
At the same time, the Danes have been refusing the Vertigo card for a long time.
fnatic form
The 15th team in the world ranking barely made it to the group stage of IEM Katowice 2022, first losing to Copenhagen Flames, and narrowly beating BIG in the last meeting. However, in the main stage, fnatic quickly closed everyone's mouths, managing to close G2. And yet, there are big questions about the team, since there is a clear stagnation in attack on most maps. On the plus side, fnatic does not always find a stop signal, which is why it gives up a series of rounds, as it happened over and over again in the game against FaZe Clan.
fnatic's latest results:
- Lost to Copenhagen Flames with a score of 7:16.
- Victory over Wisla Krakow with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
Best fnatic cards:
- Nuke - 67% of wins.
- Inferno - 62% of wins.
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
It's worth remembering that fnatic doesn't traditionally play Dust 2.
Astralis vs fnatic match statistics
As part of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals, the victory went to Astralis (2:1).
Prediction for the match Astralis vs fnatic
Given what we've seen so far, fnatic is clearly more confident on Mirage and Inferno. At the same time, the Danes should definitely take a closer look at Nuke or Ancient, where the opponent does not have such a large selection. In any case, the experience of Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals suggests that in the current conditions, the teams are worth each other. Therefore, here I propose to bet more on Total on cards 2.5.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Astralis is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.946. This number in the favor of fnatic amounts 2.717. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
In the case of solidarity with the bookmaker’s position about the possible winner of the match, a bet at will be more preferable where odds 2.24 are given on Astralis victory. If you are confident that analysts provide a totally wrong prediction, you should risk and make a bet on fnatic success at - the team’s victory is evaluated with the high odds 6.75.