2:0 (Astralis)
ASTRALIS - IEM WINTER 2021
I'm a little disappointed to see Astralis lying in the Lower Bracket. They played poorly against NIP (16-8 Nuke) in a BO1.
All BO1 matches have suffered their own lives, but still thought they would win over them because less than a week ago they won against NIP.
Against Mouz you could easily see who has the best team. Mouz never got a chance (6-16 Ancient, 10-16 Nuke).
Maybe Astralis are just the best when it comes to playing BO3.
I see them have good chances of winning over Team Liquid, maybe not individually but tactically I see Astralis can really challenge them.
They have not hit their top level yet. They did not do that to BLAST a week ago either, but they have become better at collaborating.
TEAM LIQUID - IEM WINTER 2021
One should never underestimate Liquid. You could see several teams did that to BLAST. It may be that they have not trained that much together and their tactics may not be at a high level. But individually I think well they can challenge Astralis.
If Astralis gets frustrated with their game plan not working, Liquid can become really difficult for Astralis.
Team Liquid won their first match over OG (16-12 Mirage). A match they too should have won
In their second match, they lost over G2 Esports (13-16 Vertigo, 14-16 Dust ll), a match where they sometimes gave big problems to G2.
The same I think they give to Astralis.
RESULTS OF THE MATCH:
Astralis 2-0 Team Liquid
Astralis Will win
Astralis and Liquid will vie for the right to stay at IEM Winter 2021, meeting in the semifinals of their group's lower bracket. I don’t know how the Danes merged the NIP, but after that the guys showed their real CS. Well, Liquid has only one task in the championship - to cause problems to rivals without trying to win anything.
Astralis shape
The ninth world ranked team had a terrible start at IEM Winter 2021, losing to the NIP. At the same time, we remember how the Danes tore up these poor fellows at BLAST. However, Astralis managed to play the second match of the day without feeling MOUZ at all. After this, the team is obliged to go to the playoffs, since the game is clearly more interesting than all the others in the lower bracket.
Recent Astralis results:
- Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over Heroic with a score of 2: 0.
- Defeat against Vitality with a score of 1: 2.
- Defeat to NIP with a score of 8:16.
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2: 0.
Best Astralis Cards:
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Ancient - 67% wins.
- Nuke - 60% wins.
- Dust 2 - 60% wins.
I believe that the Danish team will choose between banning Vertigo and Overpass.
Liquid form
The 12th World Ranking Team unexpectedly shot at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, outplaying the NIP and delivering Heroic problems. And at the start of IEM Winter 2021, the North Americans closed OG, showing a very strong attack. However, the team did not cope with G2, at some point they relaxed on Dust 2. At the same time, I continue to believe that Liquid plays only from the mistakes of their opponents, but not from themselves.
Recent Liquid results:
- Defeat against Vitality with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over NIP with a score of 2: 1.
- Defeat against Heroic with a score of 1: 2.
- Victory over OG with a score of 16:12.
- Defeat from G2 with a score of 0: 2.
Best Liquid cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 70% wins.
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
Let me remind you that the team does not play on Ancient. However, Liquid has problems on Nuke.
Meeting statistics Astralis - Liquid
The teams have not met in the current lineups.
Prediction for the match Astralis - Liquid
I will continue to stand my ground and believe that the North Americans are not eager to play together, because all victories go beyond logic. At the same time, the Danish team has already shown that they are able to correct their mistakes, as it was in the meeting against MOUZ. Therefore, here I propose to bet on the victory of the Astralis team.
Handicap +1.5 (Team Liquid)
And now about the logic that is not worth looking for. Astralis is poured into zero Nyuk Nipam, they subsequently fly off from Vitality, and the Device pounds at the monitor. At that time, the Astralis are taken out of the Mice server without noticing them.
In parallel -. Chill-based liquids take victory over OG and lose in a sweaty fight to G2 (top 2 major), and Pegasus played four, Elidge was not there, he dreamed of gingerbread at that time.
What are the conclusions here, gentlemen adventurers? Liquid can surprise nefigovo, playing without fear of losing - they just do not give a shit. (By the way, I noticed that such games are doubly interesting to watch, there is a lot of washed-out shooting. I recommend.) The Astralis turned out to be turned on after the defeat, or Mauz forgot how to play CS.
Fun fact for your snack. The last time Liquid defeated the Danes was in the summer of 2019, after which they lost 11 times. But the score 2: 0 hardly flickered there. It is clear all this is nonsense in a sense. But I need to find a reason to put this:
form +1.5 from Liquid for 1.60, or for rounds +6.5 for 1.90.
"Not for the fact that the son's father beat his son, that he played, but for the fact that he tried to recoup"
Do not get sick and play wisely.
Astralis Will win
Elimination match. Astralis vs Liquid, I think there will definitely be a fight and there won't be an easy victory here.
But who will turn out to be stronger, Liquid, the team that performed well against G2 and had a chance to get to the final of the upper bracket, or Astralis, who took away from NiP and easily won MMOUZ
To the account of Astralis-Pick cards: Nuke or Mirage. Liquid-Pick: Mirage or Inferno. Des-Dust 2 or something from the remaining default cards, but I don't exclude Overpass.
Who will win, like the Astrasis, who have an impressive win streak in these matches, or Liquid? But, I want to note that Astralis won Liquid in the new line-up, so... you can bet on Astralis to win. On the score 2: 0, you shouldn't risk it. Let me remind you that a lot of surprises have already happened at this tournament.
Good luck to you:)
