Match Prediction: Apeks - Team 500 | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Apeks and 500 will meet in the third round of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR Closed Qualifier B, where they will compete for one of the first tickets to the upcoming RMR tournament.

Tell me, does anyone believe in the potential of the Bulgarian team? I'm definitely not one of them, because 500 is a previously dubious team that miraculously made it to the closed qualifiers, and even then with a lot of help from the worst matchmaking platform possible.

In turn, Apeks was clearly preparing for the qualifiers, and now the team is playing very well. Therefore, here I would look closely at the victory of these guys, since 500 - everything is clear here.

Form Apeks

The 39th team in the world ranking managed to fail at CCT South Europe Series 2, and also showed a too terrible start at Elisa Invitational Winter 2023, where they suffered two devastating defeats from GODSENT and Young Ninjas.

Nevertheless, from the very first attempt, Apeks managed to get into the closed qualifiers for the RMR tournaments, although the team looked rather shaky there.

However, here the team unexpectedly woke up to get two victories over iNation and Falcons on the first game day. Thus, Apeks regained faith in themselves, and the next opponent was a bit lucky.

Apeks latest results:

• Defeat from HEET with a score of 12:16.
• Defeat from GODSENT with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to Young Ninjas with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over iNation with a score of 16:13.
• Victory over Falcons with a score of 16:8.

Best Apeks Maps:

• Overpass - 85% of wins.
• Mirage - 71% of wins.
• Vertigo - 62% of wins.
• Ancient - 62% of wins.
• Anubis - 60% of wins.
• Nuke - 60% win rate.

At the same time, the team refuses several cards, adjusting to the opponent.

Form 500

The 37th team of the world ranking failed at all the latest championships, having been eliminated from Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2 and CCT North Europe Series 3. And in the open qualifiers, the Bulgarian team did not impress here, having obtained a random victory over Eternal Fire.

However, within the framework of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR Closed Qualifier B, the team unexpectedly broke through, as it got two unusual victories and was one step away from entering the RMR tournament. However, 500 is clearly not the kind of team that should count on something big.

Latest 500 results:

• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to iNation with a score of 9:16.
• Lost to HONORIS with a score of 7:16.
• Victory over Monte with a score of 19:17.
• Victory over Aurora with a score of 16:7.

Top 500 cards:

• Overpass - 70% of wins.
• Ancient - 60% of wins.
• Inferno - 53% of wins.

In turn, the Bulgarian team still does not play on the Vertigo map.

Apeks meeting statistics - 500

The teams played four games last season:

• Apeks won 2-1 in Pinnacle Winter Series 1.
• 500 win at Pinnacle Winter Series 2 2-0.
• Apeks won ESEA Advanced Season 41 Europe 2:0.
• Apeks won ESEA Advanced Season 43 Europe 2:1.

However, then Apeks played in a slightly different lineup.

Apeks Match Prediction - 500

In general, there is a big chance to see a failure from the Bulgarian team, since the latter clearly understands that there is nothing to catch at the LAN tournament, and you won’t roll a three.

In turn, Apeks gained momentum a bit, and yesterday's victories do not seem to be an accident, which cannot be said about 500. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Apeks team to win.