Match Prediction: Heroic - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023Heroic and Astralis will meet in the first round of the lower bracket of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 group stage. If Astralis can hardly be blamed for the defeat at the start of the championship, then Xizt's wards seriously tarnished their name, as they managed to lose to Evil Geniuses.
However, I have a feeling that Heroic will work on the bugs and rehabilitate. In turn, the Astralis team looked a little confused against the background of Vitality the day before, so I would not expect a breakthrough from the guys today.
Therefore, here I would trust the general logic and take a closer look at the victory of Heroic. Perhaps, there is an option with a map for Astralis, but it's too early to believe in the return of the legendary tag - I managed to make sure of this in the last match.
Form Heroic
The first team of the world ranking reached the final of IEM Rio Major 2022. After Heroic, they became the winner of BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, revealing their potential.
And yet, at the end of the season, the Danish team unexpectedly failed at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022, where they did not get a single victory in the group.
So, at the start of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, Xizt's wards managed to lose to Evil Geniuses, obviously underestimating the opponent. However, Heroic is still famous for its discipline, which may very well play this time around.
Heroic's latest results:
- The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2:1.
- Lost to OG with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from Natus Vincere with a score of 1:2.
- Defeated by Evil Geniuses with a score of 1:2.
Best Heroic Maps:
- Vertigo - 83% of wins.
- Overpass - 75% of wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Mirage - 67% of wins.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
It is worth noting that the day before the Danish team refused the Anubis card.
Astralis shape
The eighteenth team of the world ranking managed to spend the end of the last season with benefit, taking part in the CCT North Europe Series 2 (relegated in the quarterfinals and CCT Central Europe Series 4 (lost to Copenhagen Flames in the grand finals).
As for the start at the group stage of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, here the Danish team failed to cope with Vitality, at some point not finishing up.
In general, Astralis still needs to be given time, as the team looks a bit disassembled. And if the guys continue to play number two, then you can fall down again.
Astralis latest results:
- Victory over ECSTATIC with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over 1WIN with a score of 2:1.
- 2-0 victory over Apeks.
- Lost to Copenhagen Flames with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from Vitality with a score of 0:2.
Best Astralis cards:
- Ancient - 60% of wins.
- Nuke - 57% win rate
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
Probably, in this derby, the Astralis team will want to abandon the Vertigo card.
Heroic vs Astralis Match Statistics
The teams played four games last season:
- Heroic's victory in the ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:1.
- Heroic's victory in the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022 with a score of 2:0.
- Heroic's victory in the ESL Pro League Season 16 with a score of 2:1.
- Heroic's victory at BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe with a score of 2:0.
It is worth saying that most often the teams played on the maps Ancient and Nuke.
Prediction for the match Heroic — Astralis
To sum it up, Heroic is closer to redeeming themselves for the loss at the start of the championship than Astralis will be able to surprise and perform better than in the match against Vitality.
The main characteristic principle of this fight is the derby. And, as the statistics show, the wards of Xizt broke any intrigue last season, where they got four wins out of four.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Heroic team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Heroic are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.313. Astralis, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 8.357.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | Heroic | Astralis |
5 matches (wins) | 2 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 5 | 6 |
We will also remind you of the statistics of matches that the teams played with each other. The competitors have held 27 matches. And Heroic won 13 times while Astralis correspondingly became the winner 14 times.