Match Prediction: Astralis - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM China 2024Welcome to EGamersWorld.
The group stage of IEM China 2024 is gaining momentum. We are still watching what is going on in Group B, where a new round of confrontations is being prepared for Long Copeg.
In Group B, in the second round of the upper grid we are watching the fight between Astralis and FaZe Clan. The winner goes to the next round of the group stage, where he will play against the winner of the pair FlyQuest - Vp. And at the same time will become a participant of play-offs.
We will see which of the teams will be stronger and will be able to secure a place in the play-offs, and who will have to fall to the lower net and try their luck there.
Let's go.
FaZe Clan uniform
Let's open the match analysis with the analysis of FaZe Clan's form. In this match they play the first match with odds to win at 1.4.
One of the most stable teams of the last season has quite an extensive record in the first half of the year. However, it predominantly consists of "near" top results.
From the main achievements - getting into the top three at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and winning at ESL Pro League Season 17. Also this year FaZe got the award for the 4th season of Intel Grand Slam, enriched by $1,000,000.
Speaking of award tournaments, there was less luck here. Top-12 at IEM Rio 2023, and Top-4 at IEM Dallas 2023. At the only Major e in the season FaZe did not cope with the tension, but made it to TOP-8.
Before the Long Conference IEM Cologne 2023 they attended two tournaments of BLAST series: Spring Final 2023 and Fall Groups 2023. At the Finals they were ranked Top 6, and at the Fall Groups 2023 they were in the top three, earning themselves a slot at the Autumn Finals.
- FaZe Clan line-up: karrigan, rain, Frozen, ropz, broky.
Despite the ubiquitous Reshuffle and rather "average" results for the year, FaZe didn't change the main roster. However, there were some substitutions: FaZe presented a new coach, who became the legendary Pole NEO. On his post he replaced the legendary RobbaN and it affected FaZe's gameplay in IEM Cologne 2023, where FaZe took the top-12.
The setbacks continued from there onwards. At Gamers8 2023 FaZe Clan took a similar place (9-12), Ledgeiv at the Long Segment of the Vp tournament with the score 2-0.
Things didn't go too well at ESL Pro League Season 18. FaZe made it to the play-offs on the top grid of Group C, defeating 9Z Team and Fnatic, but in the match for seeding in the main stage they lost to NaVi with the score 0-2. However, FaZe didn't manage to play long at ESL Pro League Season 18: in the first play-offs match, which for FaZe started from the second stage, the team met MOUZ. The future EPL champions sent FaZe Clan home. As a result FaZe found themselves on the 9-12th place of the top tournament.
FaZe rehabilitated quite quickly. Already at IEM Sydney 2023 they triumphed with the victory over CoL in the grand final.
Thunderpick World Championship 2023 FaZe Clan have a great time. The titular European club passed the group stage without problems becoming the best team of the quartet B, and then took part in the play-offs of the championship.
The first opponent for FaZe in the play-offs of Thunderpick World Championship 2023 was MOUZ. A serious opponent, but FaZe did well: 2-1 in favour of the champions of IEM Sydney 2023.
Later MOUZ played against C9 in the match for the final of the tournament and won. They finished what they started with a match against Vp in the grand finals of Thunderpick World Championship 2023, becoming the champion of the $500,000 online tournament.
At CS Asia Championship 2023 FaZe confidently made their way to the play-offs through Group B. Having taken unquestionable TOP-1 the team went directly to the semi-finals of the tournament. FaZe then went head-to-head: first they defeated ENCE 2-1 and in the grand final they defeated MOUZ 2-0.
The last tournament before the BLAST Premier: World FInals 2023 was the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. There FaZe took the top 2, Ledgeiv in the Vitality Grand Final.
At BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 FaZe, playing with substitutes, managed to take the top 1 in their group. They took turns beating Heroic and then G2. At this rate they reached the grand final, but there Ledge or Vitality. The outcome was almost identical at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, where FaZe again lost to Vitality in the grand final.
Before the performance at IEM Katowice 2024 they visited BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024. There FaZe very confidently took the top 1 in their group, thus securing a ticket to Spring Finals 2024. IEM Katowice 2024 also went very well: FaZe managed to reach the grand finals, but they didn't have enough strength for the match with charged Spirit. As a result FaZe lost the Grand Final of Katowice with the score 0-3.
Next was PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A, where they finished in the top 5 after losing to Eternal Fire. At the PGL CS 2 Major Copenhagen 2024 FaZe started with a defeat by Heroic, but then won against FURIA. Then a winless loss to Eternal Fire, a win over Imperial, and a win over Complexity to advance to the Major play-offs.
IEM China 2024 started with a match against Nemiga Gaming. In that match FaZe were stronger and won with a score of 13-8.
FaZe Clan Mappool
The best FaZe map is Mirage. They played 12 matches and won 9 of them.
Then there were Overpass with 8 matches and 5 wins. They play Nuke (7 matches, 4 wins), Inferno (9 matches, 5 wins). Worse is Ancient with 3 wins in 6 matches, and worst of all was Anubis. His FaZe was picked 7 times, but played with a winrate of 42%.
Astralis form
We continue the match analysis with the analysis of Astralis' form. In this match they play as the second number with the odds to win at around 2.8.
The Danish club has had a difficult period. They tried their best to "return" to the TIR-1 scene, but they constantly fell short: Astralis finished Top 20 at ESL Pro League Season 17 and Top 14 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B.
At lesser tournaments, however, Astralis fared well. The world's most titled team finished Top 2 at Brazy Party, won CCT South Europe Series #4 and finished Top 4 at Pinnacle Cup V.
Returning to the S-Tier Championships, Astralis took Top 6 at IEM Masters Dallas 2023 and Top 8 at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups.
Prior to the BB Dacha, Astralis attended a number of other events. Those were ESL Pro League Season 18 and Roobet Cup 2023, where the once stellar Danes finished in the Top 16.
Just before the Long Convergence, BB Dacha Astralis finished in the Top 4 at CS Asia Championship 2023 and Top 8 at BLAST Premier: Fall Finals. The swing in performance is primarily due to roster manipulation.
- Astralis roster: dev1ce, Staehr, stavn, jabbi, br0.
The latest additions to Astralis are stavn and jabbi. A couple came in with Heroic, who they bid farewell to on not-so-pleasant notes. That said, it's a reinforcement, no matter how you look at it.
The debut tournament for the roster was Dacha, where the Danes finished in the top 8. Then the new season began, which Astralis opened with a performance at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B. There they took TOP-3, which was enough to pass to RMR.
Before IEM Katowice 2024 they played at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024. According to the results of the championship Danes broke through to the TOP-6 and it was enough to get to the BLAST Premier: Spring Final. The IEM Katowice 2024 Astralis failed in the dust and dust: took the top 32, not passing the Play-In stage.
Then there were two attempts to get to the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, but both were unsuccessful: TOP-11 at European RMR B and TOP-6 at European RMR Decider put an end to Astralis' participation in the home Major.
In the first match of IEM China 2024 Astralis played against steel helmet, as Monte could not make it to China. And if Monte had played there, the score would have been obviously not so crushing as 13-2 in favour of Astralis.
Astralis Mapple
Astralis have two 100% maps. They are Nuke with 9 wins in 14 matches, and Anubis with 5 matches and 4 wins.
They also play Ancient (66% wins in 3 matches). Still playing Mirage (9 matches, 4 wins). Vertigo with 2 wins and 3 losses and Overpass (2 wins in 7 matches).
Inferno are not playing.
History of personal meetings FaZe Clan - Astralis
The last time the teams played each other was in BLAST Spring Final 2023, where FaZe won.
Predicted result of the match Astralis - FaZe Clan at IEM China 2024
In this fight3 I am completely on FaZe's side. They are better than Astralis and their passage to the top 2 of PGL CS2 Major is a proof of that. The only thing that can play into the hands of "Danes" is a theoretical moral decline of FaZe after the offensive defeat at the first CS2 World Championship, but considering how experienced FaZe club is, it is hard to believe in such a scenario.
The result: FaZe's victory.
Let's move on to the confrontation between two notable European teams, namely FaZe Clan and Astralis, in the semifinals of the top grid of Group B of Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024. The losing team will lose the right to make a mistake and will fall to the bottom of the grid. The format of the match is bo3. Will Astralis be able to surprise karrigan and his teammates? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed during the previous year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
FaZe Clan uniforms
FaZe Clan have had a great season overall, primarily financially, although they have slipped a bit in the middle of the year. They started the season with a 1st-3rd place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and $27,500. Their performance at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 ended with 7th-8th place and $24,000 in prize money. The main achievement this year for FaZe Clan team can already be confidently called the championship at ESL Pro League Season 17, which brought not only $200,000, but also the victory in the fourth season of Intel Grand Slam, and this is an additional $1,000,000 in prize money. Among the big events, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is also worth mentioning. There FaZe Clan took the 5th-8th places and earned $45,000. Then Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for karrigan and his teammates on 3-4th place, this result brought $20,000. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, FaZe Clan finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned an additional $20,000 in prize money. The European club travelled to BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 where they finished in 1st-3rd place, earned $27,500 and received a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. FaZe Clan also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. There the team took 9th-12th place and received a consolation prize of $16,000 in prize money. At the big LAN-tournament Gamers8 2023 FaZe Clan took 9-16th place and received $15,000 prize money. At ESL Pro League Season 18 karrigan and team took 9-12th place and earned $25,000 in prize money. At IEM Sydney 2023 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023 FaZe Clan rehabilitated and won, earning a total of $350,000. The team also won the CS Asia Championship 2023, where the players received $250,000 as the top prize. The silver medal at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 provided the European club with $85,000 in prize money. FaZe Clan finished the year in second place at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 and received $250,000. The 2024th Long Contest got off to a great start for FaZe Clan players with BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024. As a result, the win allowed FaZe to earn $22,500 and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. At Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 karrigan and his teammates won silver and were awarded $180,000 in prize money. 3rd-5th place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A allowed the team to qualify for the Major Championship.
Upon arrival at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, FaZe Clan passed the first stage of the tournament and got into the elimination stage. In the first match karrigan and his teammates Ledge defeated Heroic on the map Ancient with the score 10-13, then later in the day FaZe defeated FURIA Esports with the score 13-7 on the same Ancient. In the middle matches of the third round FaZe Clan sensationally lost to Eternal Fire with a score of 1-13 on the map Overpass. After that FaZe rehabilitated themselves by defeating Imperial Esports in full bo3 series (Nuke - 13-8, Anubis - 8-13, Mirage - 13-8). In the final match, karrigan and team had no trouble defeating Complexity Gaming 2-0 (Nuke - 13-6, Overpass - 13-6) to head into the final stage of the tournament. In the quarter-final play-offs FaZe outplayed Team Spirit in a full bo3 series (Mirage - 13-7, Nuke - 16-19, Vertigo - 16-14). The semifinal clash with Team Vitality ended with the victory of karrigan and his teammates with the similar result (Nuke - 13-7, Vertigo - 5-13, Inferno - 13-8), which ensured FaZe place in the grand final. But in the deciding match karrigan and Team Ledge beat NAVI in a full bo3 series and won the silver medal of the tournament as well as $170,000 in prize money.
At the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 FaZe Clan started their journey in Group B. The top grid quarter-final against Nemiga Gaming ended with FaZe winning 13-8 on the Inferno map.
FaZe Clan recent results statistics:
- Victory over Nemiga Gaming with a score of 13-8
- Defeat by Natus Vincere with the score 1:2
- Victory over Team Vitality with the score 2:1
- 2:1 win over Team Spirit
- 2-0 win over Complexity Gaming
Astralis uniforms
The team from Denmark, Astralis in the previous year correctly positioned its playing form and successfully participated in not the biggest tournaments, but at the same time tried not to miss the big international events. Among the successful performances, it is worth noting the victories in such tournaments as CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which allowed Astralis to earn $44,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 saw the team fail, finishing in 17th-20th place. A silver medal at Brazy Party earned the club $70,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 blameF and his teammates took 5th-6th place, and at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 they finished 7th-8th. Astralis also participated in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. The team managed to play two matches as part of the qualifier and finished in the qualifiers. The 4th-6th place at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 brought blameF and his team $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. Astralis also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. The team demonstrated decent play and made it to the top 4 of the standings. The players earned $80,000 for their 3-4th place finish. At Pinnacle Cup V Astralis also finished in 3-4th place and received $5,000 in prize money. The performance at ESL Pro League Season 18 was not the most successful, as the team took 13-16th place. Astralis also participated in Roobet Cup 2023, where they finished on the 13th-16th place in the standings and were left without prize money. The 3-4th place at CS Asia Championships 2023 brought $50,000 to the players. Astralis also made it to the top 8 of BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 and BetBoom Dacha. The team kicked off the new 2024 year by qualifying for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B. A top 6 finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 secured $12,500 in prize money and a trip to BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024. A 21st-24th place finish at IEM Katowice 2024 earned Astralis a $2,500 consolation prize. In an attempt to qualify for the first Major tournament of the season, the European club finished 9-11th at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B and headed to the Decider stage.
The previous professional tournament for Astralis was PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR Decider, the last opportunity to go to Denmark for the main event of the first half of 2024. Astralis lost their first match to 9Pandas on two maps in a row and left the event.
Astralis started the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024 with a 13-2 victory over Chinese club Steel Helmet on the Ancient map, which allowed them to reach the semi-finals of the top Group B.
Astralis latest results stats:
- 13-2 win over Steel Helmet
- A 0-2 loss to 9Pandas.
- 0-2 defeat to ENCE
- 2-1 win over Monte
- 7-13 defeat by Heroic
History of matches FaZe Clan - Astralis
Recently the participants of this confrontation have not played against each other on the professional stage.
Predicted result of the match FaZe Clan - Astralis
FaZe Clan showed a great performance at the Major tournament, although they lacked just a little bit for the coveted championship. Astralis, in their turn, did not go to Denmark at all. Let's bet on the victory of FaZe Clan.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Astralis are the favorite with average odds 2.379 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider FaZe Clan to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 2.636.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | Astralis | FaZe Clan |
5 matches (wins) | 1 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 2 | 6 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The teams played 47 matches with each other before. In these battles Astralis got 29 victories while FaZe Clan managed to take 18 matches.