Match Prediction: Team Liquid - Apeks | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Paris Major 2023Team Liquid and Apeks will meet in the final quarterfinals of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. Interestingly, the teams already played each other on the very first day of the championship.
Then the victory went to the Apeks, but this week the North American team has made a great leap forward and played much brighter and The International is more interesting.
Yes, the Europeans deserved to make it to the play-offs, but their play has problems, as evidenced by their recent defeat by GamerLegion. So it's worth expecting a rematch. So here I would lean on Team Liquid to win.
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Team Liquid jerseys
The seventh team in the world rankings had a mixed performance in their BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR, where they suffered one defeat at the hands of FURIA, and a very revealing one at that.
Moreover, the North American team failed at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, narrowly missing out after two defeats. However, the Liquid managed to pull themselves together and qualify for the Legends.
As for their performance in the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, here Team Liquid managed to lose to Heroic, but with victories over 9INE, Natus Vincere and Into the Breach swept into the play-offs.
Team Liquid's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Grayhound Gaming.
- A 16-9 victory over 9INE.
- A 16-8 win over Natus Vincere.
- 1-2 defeat of Heroic.
- Beat Into the Breach 2-0.
Team Liquid's best records:
- Anubis - 100% wins.
- Overpass - 80% wins.
- Inferno - 63% wins.
- Mirage - 60% wins.
- Nuke - 56% wins.
Let's not forget that the North American squad has consistently given up on Vertigo.
Apeks form
The nineteenth team in the world rankings was able to shoot at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, where it marked victories over Team Liquid, Grayhound Gaming and paiN Gaming, Ledge with only G2 Esports.
Moreover, the European squad also played cool in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where they managed to outplay Into the Breach, also losing to Heroic in BO1.
After that, Apeks posted wins over Bad News Eagles and Ninjas in Pyjamas with a very disappointing match against GamerLegion.
The latest Apeks results:
- Victory over Into the Breach with a score of 16-10.
- Defeat by Heroic 10-16.
- 16-6 win over Bad News Eagles.
- 0-2 defeat of GamerLegion.
- 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Apeks top scorers:
- Anubis - 81% wins.
- Ancient - 70% wins.
- Overpass - 59% wins.
- Inferno - 58% wins.
- Mirage - 53% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% wins.
In turn, the European squad is steadily denying Nuke.
Team Liquid - Apeks encounter statistics
In the current season, the teams have played one meeting at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, the victory went to Apeks (16:12).
Team Liquid vs Apeks preview
As I see it, Team Liquid is much more confident in BO3 and they have done a lot of work on their mistakes this week and they are noticeably stronger and more stable.
Yes, Apeks shows a great game, showing their character. Yet, at such an important stage, their character may be lacking, especially since the game will be crucial for the Liquid.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Team Liquid's victory.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Apeks are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 2.007. Team Liquid, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 3.394.
What the team performance statistics say
Last Matches | Team Liquid | Apeks |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 6 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The competitors have held 1 matches. In these battles Team Liquid got 0 victories while Apeks managed to take 1 matches.