BIG and FURIA will play in the first round of IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage. Personally, I have certain doubts about the German team, which not only has problems with the squad, but also shows a strange game.
In turn, FURIA frankly failed at the recent IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR, because you don’t expect such a big team to lose to Evil Geniuses.
Nevertheless, against the backdrop of the opponent's failures and, coupled with the home arena, the Brazilian team can open up and get the first victory. And don't forget that FURIA invariably reaches its peak form at big tournaments.
Form BIG
The seventeenth team of the world ranking failed in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, from which they did not even manage to get into the playoffs.
Then the German team stayed in Malta to perform at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B. At the same time, BIG played well here plus or minus, and even managed to outplay Vitality.
But the funniest thing happened after, as the team immediately flew out of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe. And to lose Sangal is not to respect yourself.
Latest BIG results:
- Victory over Vitality with a score of 16:10.
- Lost to ENCE with a score of 0:2.
- Defeat from Heroic with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over K23 with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from Sangal with a score of 1:2.
Best BIG cards:
At the same time, the German team continues to refuse the Ancient map, but has not appeared on Overpass for a long time.
FORM FURIA
The ninth team in the world ranking, on the contrary, managed to get into the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 16, but very soon lost to the Outsiders and moved on.
As a result, the Brazilian team arrived at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR, where they lost to Evil Geniuses on the first day and lost their chances of getting into the "legends".
And yet, in the FURIA class, she managed to get the next two victories. In addition, the team will play at a home event, where all the fans will mercilessly drown the opponent.
Latest FURIA results:
- Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Infinity with a score of 16:2.
- Lost to Evil Geniuses with a score of 14:16.
- Victory over O PLANO with a score of 16:2.
- Victory over paiN Gaming with a score of 2:0.
The best FURIA cards:
- Ancient - 100% win rate.
- Nuke - 80% win rate.
- Mirage - 67% of wins.
- Vertigo - 50% of wins.
Well, the Brazilian team already traditionally refuses the Dust 2 map.
Statistics of meetings BIG — FURIA
Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:
- FURIA's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a score of 16:10.
- BIG's victory at IEM Dallas 2022 with a score of 2:1.
But let's not forget that since then the German team has made some changes.
Prediction for the match BIG — FURIA
The Germans will again play with s1n, which is frankly lacking in key situations. In addition, BIG continues to get lost, showing a crumpled game with non-obvious defeats.
Yes, I would not say that FURIA has something to boast of in recent weeks. However, there are two factors behind the team: 1) the local scene; 2) cool form at big tournaments.
From this and it is worth dancing, adding BIG failures. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the FURIA team.
