Heroic and Evil Geniuses will meet in the first round of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 group stage. As they say, the sum does not change due to the change in the places of the terms, so the North American team is unlikely to play, despite the overdue changes.
Everything looks to Heroic to get an easy victory, since the team is essentially two heads stronger. It's hard to tell what the problem with Evil Geniuses is without looking at a mindless guide. However, in its current form, North Americans are definitely not capable of competing in Europe.
Therefore, there is no intrigue here - the Danes must close the series, and with a dry score. The only thing is that Evil Geniuses will be testing a new sniper. However, without that, the team has big problems that could not be solved at the end of last season.
Form Heroic
The first team of the world ranking reached the final of IEM Rio Major 2022. If you remember, the team looked cool in Rio de Janeiro, but in some places, including in the grand final, there were big problems in the game under pressure.
However, the Danes went on to win BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, showing an almost exemplary championship in terms of dynamics and stability.
But Heroic still failed to successfully complete the season, as the team unexpectedly collapsed within the BLAST Premier World Final 2022, without getting a single victory in a fairly simple group.
Nevertheless, the Danish team is still on the horseback, especially in the game against Evil Geniuses there will be a great chance to return with a big victory.
Heroic's latest results:
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2:1.
- 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.
Best Heroic Maps:
- Overpass - 86% of wins.
- Vertigo - 86% of wins.
- Ancient - 80% of wins.
- Mirage - 67% of wins.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
Interestingly, at the last championship the Danish team left the Anubis card.
Evil Geniuses Form
The 35th team in the world ranking had a terrible performance at BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 North America, where they lost to Fluxo in the quarterfinals.
Then the North American team went to the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage, where they limited themselves to only one victory over IHC, but soon quickly left Rio de Janeiro.
From the very fresh Evil Geniuses, she took part in the ESEA Autumn 2022 Cash Cup 7 North America, but it would be better if she had a rest, because she lost to ATK very quickly. In general, the team does not succeed in any way, and it is unlikely that we will see a comeback after so much time.
Evil Geniuses latest results:
- Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over MILF Hunters Anonymous with a score of 16:8.
- Victory over Infinity with a score of 16:10.
- Defeat from ATK with a score of 1:2.
- Technical defeat by Nouns Esports.
Best Evil Geniuses cards:
- Mirage - 33% of wins.
- Nuke - 33% of wins.
At the same time, in recent matches, the North Americans refused the Anubis card.
Heroic vs Evil Geniuses match statistics
As part of the last season, the teams had one meeting - Heroic won at ESL Pro League Season 15 (2:0).
Heroic vs Evil Geniuses Prediction
I doubt very much that the North Americans will have enough fuse to take at least one card. It is clear that the beginning of the season and all that, but Evil Geniuses has long looked like an incapable unit on the scene.
In turn, Heroic returns with the main line-up, which has clearly rested. In addition, the Danes almost before the rest started preparing for the new season.
In general, there is actually no intrigue here. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Heroic team with a score of 2:0.
