Match Prediction: FURIA - G2 Esports | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Paris Major 2023FURIA and G2 will meet in the third round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 to fight for the right not to be eliminated from the championship and at the same time get a chance to enter the play-offs.
To be honest, G2 did not at all deserve to be placed in the bottom basket, because the team was clearly not lucky. The Brazilians, for their part, have yet to win a single round on the offensive end, which is a real concern.
With that in mind, it'll be extremely difficult for FURIA to come back, especially since the seeding presented them with an opponent that's definitely not one to be forgiven. So I'd lean on G2 to win here.
Form FURIA
The eighth ranked team in the world recently visited home IEM Rio 2023, where they even managed to outplay fnatic and FaZe Clan, but at the same time Ledgeila Cloud9 and Heroic, getting eliminated already in the quarterfinals.
However, the Brazilian team had a terrible showing in the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, as they managed to lose to Monte without taking a single round on the Ancient map.
However, FURIA's problems didn't end at the championship, as the team repeated their "trick", Ledgeiv Ninjas in Pyjamas with zero for attack, but already on the Nuke map.
Latest FURIA results:
- A 2-0 win over FaZe Clan.
- 1-2 defeat of Cloud9.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of Heroic.
- 7-16 defeat at the hands of Monte.
- 8-16 defeat at the hands of Ninjas in Pyjamas.
FURIA's best scores:
- Vertigo - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 71% wins.
- Mirage - 63% wins.
- Nuke - 50% wins.
It's worth remembering that the Brazilian team still refuses to use Overpass maps.
G2 uniforms
The world's fourth ranked team played cool at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage where they posted easy wins over TheMongolz, Complexity Gaming and Apeks.
However, the European squad clearly overachieved in Paris, as they suffered an exhibition defeat to Vitality at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Long Circuit.
Few would have thought, but G2 went even further. As a result, the team failed to hold a two-goal lead against Bad News Eagles, suffering a "miraculous" defeat.
Latest G2 results:
- A 16-11 win over TheMongolz.
- Victory over Complexity Gaming with a score of 16-9.
- 2-0 win over Apeks.
- 13-16 defeat to Vitality.
- 13-16 defeat to Bad News Eagles.
Best G2 scores:
- Inferno - 88% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Anubis - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% of wins.
In turn, the European squad continues to reject Overpass maps.
Meeting statistics FURIA - G2
Within the last season, the teams have played three meetings:
- G2's 2-1 win at IEM Katowice 2022.
- FURIA win at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 by 2-1.
- FURIA win at IEM Dallas 2022 2-1.
But we must also not forget that the line-ups were slightly different back then.
Our prediction for FURIA vs G2
It's hard to say anything for sure here. In my opinion, it's indicative that FURIA are too far removed from their style of play, and that's what they're getting away with.
What's more, the Brazilians have not been very good in attack so far, which can still be turned around in BO3, but it's still a worrying situation. And yet the Samurai look stronger so far and The International yeresrer, at least in terms of interactions.
So in this case, I'd recommend betting on G2 to win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that G2 Esports is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.225. This number in the favor of FURIA amounts 6.861. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | FURIA | G2 Esports |
5 matches (wins) | 1 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 6 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The teams played 13 matches with each other before. And FURIA won 6 times while G2 Esports correspondingly became the winner 7 times.