Prediction on match CS2 Astralis - Liquid

Team Liquid will face Astralis in the final of the upper bracket of Group A at EPL #8 Finals today. A participant, which advances right to the semi-final, will be determined on the outcome of the match. A losing team will start its way in the playoffs from the quarterfinals.

Astralis places 1st on the list of the best CS:GO rosters by HLTV. Their recent results reflect that the enemies might find a weak spot in the Danish team's defense. Astralis played against Vici Gaming in the first match of the group stage and achieved victory with a score 16-8 and in the second round, they faced HellRaisers and, being close to a loss, defeated the European opponents with a score 2:1. It's worth to notice the fact that HR won 13 rounds on the second map, which is a good result.

Team Liquid, in turn, holds the third place in the rate by HLTV. In the first match, they prevailed in the battle against G2 with a score 16-8. They faced the strongest German team, BIG, in the second round and managed to beat their opponents with a score 2:0. It's worth to notice in a special way that Liquid lost six rounds to the Germans on both maps.

Betting on Astralis or Liquid is a very risky deal. Astralis is a favorite, according to the opinion of the majority of viewers. We think that it's worth to use a case in this situation and make a bet “the maps handicap +1,5”. Team Liquid has shown a good performance and will have to win one map, at least. Bookmakers give odds in the sum of 1,65 for such a result, which is good, in general. The chance that Liquid will win a map is high enough. It's possible that the Americans will even achieve victory in the match.