Prediction on match CS2 ENCE - Team K23

ENCE and K23 will meet in the semifinals of the lower bracket of the IEM Winter 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier. If the European team is stable enough, apart from the last match, then you can't say the same about K23. And we will not see the frankly strongest card of the team from the CIS here, so the chances of xsepower and the company are melting literally before our eyes.

ENCE form

The eleventh team in the world rankings rose after silver at IEM Fall 2021 Europe. However, the team then managed to merge into the quarterfinals of the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 to the Danes from Lyngby Vikings. And within the framework of this qualification, the guys started by relaxing and giving up the game against FunPlus Phoenix. Fortunately, further ENCE closed without a chance Complexity, thus staying afloat.

Recent results ENCE:

• Victory over Astralis with a score of 2: 0.
• Defeat to NIP with a score of 1: 3.
• Defeat to Lyngby Vikings with a score of 1: 2.
• Lost to FunPlus Phoenix with a 1: 2 score.
• Victory over Complexity with a score of 2: 0.

Best ENCE cards:

• Mirage - 83% wins.
• Dust 2 - 75% wins.
• Nuke - 62% wins.
• Overpass - 56% wins.

In this case, the team will definitely refuse the Inferno card - that is, the strongest opponent.

Form K23

The 45th team in the world rankings seemed to have refreshed the roster, but there was no immediate jump. Yes, at the start of the closed qualifier, the team sensationally closed Spirit. However, the match against a more classy opponent K23 still merged, proving that it is still too early for the guys to go to a higher level. This is understandable - we should forget about stability in the near future, since players just need to get used to new roles.

Recent results K23:

• Victory over xDDDD with a score of 16: 7.
• Defeat PACT with a score of 16:13.
• Victory over BLUEJAYS with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over Spirit with a score of 2: 1.
• Lost to MOUZ with a score of 0: 2.

Best K23 cards:

• Mirage - 73% wins.
• Ancient - 67% wins.
• Overpass - 53% wins.
• Dust 2 - 50% wins.

In turn, the team almost does not play Vertigo.

Meeting statistics ENCE - K23

During the current season, the teams held two meetings:

• ENCE wins the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2 with a score of 2: 1.
• ENCE's victory at Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Playoffs 1 with a score of 2: 0.

Interestingly, out of the five cards played, K23 won only on Overpass.

Forecast for the match ENCE - K23

Personally, I have no fears for ENCE, because on any map the team is stronger and, most importantly, more stable than K23. And on Mirage, the Europeans are now almost the strongest on the TIER-1 scene. Therefore, here I propose to bet on the victory of the ENCE team with a score of 2: 0.