Match Prediction: OG - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)

OG and Astralis will meet in the final match of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023. The winner of this match will go to Washington, where he will play at the Spring Final. In turn, the losers will go to the Spring Showdown furnace.

Frankly speaking, an interesting meeting awaits us, since I cannot call any of the teams a contender for victory. Both the first and the second have advantages, and there are a lot of disadvantages.

However, there is a little intrigue here, because, starting from the last match of the Danes, they are clearly doing hidden work on the mistakes. But OG also managed to prove themselves in this championship, because it was not for nothing that the guys passed the first round of Play-In.

Therefore, summing up the general impression, I would take a closer look at the three cards. Firstly, it is not clear what OG has with Mirage, while the Danish team can go bust on Overpass and Ancient.

Form OG

The twelfth team of the world ranking did not show anything at the end of last season, where they failed in the CCT North Europe Series 2, but miraculously reached the semi-finals of BLAST Premier World Final 2022.

However, at the group stage of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, OG managed to get two victories over Team Liquid, although, as we can see, there is trouble with the North Americans.

At the same time, the European team lost to FaZe Clan twice, which is much more indicative in terms of the guys' condition. In general, I would not count on OG so much, but the team will definitely take their rounds.

Latest OG results:

• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 1:2.
• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:0.
• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:1.
• Defeated by FaZe Clan with a score of 0:2.

Best OG cards:

• Overpass - 67% of wins.
• Inferno - 62% of wins.

It is worth saying that the European team mostly refuses the Nuke card.

Astralis shape

The eighteenth team of the world ranking managed to visit CCT North Europe Series 2 and CCT Central Europe Series 4, where they only made it to the grand finals at the latter.

As for the performances at the group stage of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, here Astralis suffered two defeats from Vitality and Heroic, in fact, without showing any struggle.

Nevertheless, the day before the Danish team managed to outplay Ninjas in Pajamas, showing a good defense game. And if we manage to add in the team plan, the guys can open up even more.

Astralis latest results:

• 2-0 victory over Apeks.
• Lost to Copenhagen Flames with a score of 1:2.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 0:2.
• Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 2:1.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 80% win rate.
• Ancient - 80% of wins.
• Mirage - 50% of wins.

In turn, the Danish team still refuses the Anubis card.

OG vs Astralis Match Statistics

During the last season, the teams held two meetings:

• Astralis won at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 with a score of 16:9.
• OG's victory at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 with a score of 2:0.

Then the teams played on the maps Mirage (twice) and Ancient.

Prediction for the match OG — Astralis

Summing up, I would not single out one team as a favorite. And the tournament itself managed to teach that anything can happen. However, the recent victory over Ninjas in Pajamas could be an advantage for the Danes, while OG was clearly watching and preparing. Still, it's hard for me to pick just one. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Total on cards 2.5 more.