Prediction on match CS2 FURIA - Astralis

FURIA and Astralis will vie for a place in the semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 13. The Danes again decided to lose the first match after the break. However, practice shows that the team quickly adapts to the situation. In turn, the Brazilians have spent a few days with benefit, so you do not fully know what to expect from the team.

FURIA Form

The tenth team in the world ranking became the second in its group, having suffered two defeats in the last rounds. However, the performance of the Brazilian team has clearly improved. So it turns out that FURIA quickly reached the quarterfinals, beating two uncompromising opponents. But now it will be several times more difficult for the team, because no one will forgive its mistakes.

The latest results of the team:

• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2: 0.
• Defeat against Cloud9 with a score of 0: 2.
• Lost at Gambit with a score of 1: 2.
• Beat FunPlus Phoenix with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over G2 with a score of 2: 0.

Best FURIA cards:

• Train - 100% wins.
• Vertigo - 67% wins.
• Inferno - 56% wins.
• Mirage - 56% wins.

Despite the good shape, the statistics of the Brazilian team as a whole leave much to be desired.

Astralis shape

The second team of the world ranking was able to live up to expectations, having won their group within ESL Pro League Season 13. Moreover, the team began the tournament with a defeat, but, having gathered in time, managed to reach the winning streak. It is interesting that right now we are witnessing a similar situation, because Astralis lost in the Play-In.

The latest results of the team:

• Victory over Liquid with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over Virtus.pro with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over Endpoint with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over fnatic with a score of 2: 0.
• Lost at Gambit with a score of 0: 2.

Best Astralis Cards:

• Vertigo - 80% wins.
• Dust 2 - 75% wins.
• Train - 60% wins.
• Inferno - 50% wins.

For some reason, it seems that the Danes will stop at Dust 2, where the opponent is experiencing difficulties. Overall, however, Astralis' statistics are not impressive.

Personal meetings statistics

During the last season, the teams held one meeting - Astralis won the victory at DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe (2: 0).

Forecast for the match FURIA - Astralis

I am almost sure that the defeat will give the Danish team a reason to rebuild and think about their game plan. In turn, the Brazilian does not need to do anything - just go to the server in the usual style and impose your game. But here there is a conflict between the two models. If FURIA prefers aggression, then Astralis is an extremely uncomfortable team that breaks the opponent's structure. Therefore, here I propose to bet on Astralis to win.