Match Prediction: FURIA - Apeks | CS2 (CS:GO)
Roobet Cup 2023Welcome to EGamersWorld.
We continue to watch the action at Roobet Cup 2023. The play-offs continue in the local championship with a prize pool of $250,000.
There are two first round matches ahead and the FURIA vs Apeks match is one of them. We will talk about it in more detail.
As we contemplate the upcoming match, anticipating the clash to determine the semifinalists, the question arises: which team will emerge stronger, securing a coveted spot in the next stage, and who will bid farewell to their aspirations of winning the local event? Examining the odds on CS2 betting sites could provide valuable insights into the potential outcome.
Let's go.
Form FURIA
Let's open the match analysis with FURIA's form. The Brazilian club will play here as the favourite with a minimum margin: the odds for FURIA's victory are at 1.6.
Furia made it to ESL Pro League Season 18 thanks to a partnership slot, which helped them a lot. After all, according to the results of the season, the Brazilians are not happy, from the word go.
Furia attended over 10 tournaments during the year, but their successes were mediocre. The most high-profile win was a Top 1 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR, which gave them the opportunity to make their mark at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023.
Furia finished their only Major of the season on a Minor note. They failed to rise above the top 16 and were not given by G2 Esports. The misfortunes of the Brazilians did not end there.
Before the ESL Pro League Long Season, the team failed the following events: IEM Masters Dallas 2023 (TOP-12), Thunderpick World Championship 2023 (TOP-16), and Gamers8 2023 (TOP-16).
- FURIA line-up: yuurih, arT, KSCERATO, FalleN, chelo .
Just before the ESL Pro League Season 18 Long Round, FURIA played at Pinnacle Cup V, where they managed to reach the Top 2. This was the most breakthrough result since the American RMR.
At ESL Pro League Season 18 FURIA played in Basket A. They got to the bottom net after the first round, and from there they went to the last chance net after the second round. There they cameback, defeating Grayhound and GamerLegion, thus getting their slot in the play-offs.
However, they didn't manage to play in the play-offs. In the first round FURIA ran into MOUZ, who became the champions of the prestigious event. As you have already guessed, FURIA lost and with a score of 0-2.
Next, the Brazilians played at a few more events. It was BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown, with a top-4 for FURIA after losing to Complexity, and also BGS Esports 2023, with a win there.
FURIA entered the Roobet Cup 2023 play-offs pretty confident. They won Group A, ending their two matches with a win.
FURIA Mapple
Vertigo remains FURIA's best map, the Brazilians have played there 5 times and won 3 maps. Next comes Mirage, already with 7 games and 4-3 stats.
Neutral choice for Furia will be Nuke and Ancient. There the Brazilians have 6 maps and the score is 3-3 on each.
The worst are Overpass (2-3) and Inferno (1-2).
Apeks Form
We continue the match analysis with the analysis of Apeks form. They will be the number two side in this match.
The 2023 season has been very productive for Apeks, but the team's performance remains questionable. Over a dozen tournaments have been played, but the high-profile results can be listed on the fingers of one hand.
They started the season with a top-16 finish at CCT South Europe Season 2. Next was the nightmarish Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 with a top-20 and then a top-4 CCT West Euroe Series #1.
In the middle of the year, Apeks took Top 2 at CCT West Europe Series #2 and Top 8 at BB Playlist. Urbanistic and Brazy Party. However, it was much more important to make it to the TOP-6 at European RMR A and to get to BLAST.tv Paris Major.
Paris Major itself became Apeks' moment of glory. Being a clear Underpassdog, Apeks managed to surprise the audience and make it to the top 4, where they were defeated by the future champions from Vitality.
Before the Long Convergence Gamers8, the team took part in IEM Cologne 2023, where they finished in the Top 20, CCT Online Finals #2, with Top 12 and Top 16 at ThunderPick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. The results are frankly so-so, but the opponent's aren't much better.
- Gamers8 lineup: nawwk, jkaem, STYKO, sense, CacaNito.
After the extremely successful BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Apeks changed their line-up. The 13th team of the world was completed by Macedonian CacaNito, who replaced in the roster headliner jL, who moved to NaVi.
After the roster shake-up, Apeks continued to perform at all sorts of tournaments. Their portfolio includes appearances at Gamers8 (TOP-16), CCT North Europe Series #7 (TOP-16), absolutely failed EPL Season 18 (TOP-28), CCT East Europe Series #2 (TOP-4).
Just before Roobet Cup 2023 Apeks took part in ESL Challenger At DreamHack Winter 2023: Europe Qualifier and IEM Sydney 2023. At the qualifier they took the top-6, but in Sydney they reached the top-12.
At the Roobet Cup 2023 Apeks got into Group C, where they were opposed by BIG, 9INE and Astralis. The quartet, to put it bluntly, was not the easiest, nevertheless Apeks managed to reach the play-offs from the second place, losing only to BIG at the beginning of the group stage
Apeks map pool
Apeks has an extensive map pool. The most frequent map is Inferno (12 maps, 83% wins).
Mirage (63% wins with 11 matches), Anubis (62% wins, 8 matches), Ancient (46% wins, 13 matches).
Among the worst are Overpass and Vertigo. They have 37% winrate with 13 cards each.
Nuke is not playing.
History of head-to-head meetings FURIA - Apeks
The match within the Roobet Cup 2023 play-offs will be the debut face-to-face match between FURIA and Apeks.
Predicted result of FURIA - Apeks match in Roobet Cup 2023 play-offs
As far as I am concerned, we are in for a very even game. Both teams show very mediocre results during the season, but at Roobet Cup 2023 they play not bad. If we talk about the winner, I see the Brazilian club as the winner.
Bottom line: FURIA wins.