Match Prediction: Eternal Fire - MIBR | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Challenger Jonköping 2023The second match of the penultimate game day of ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023 was a semi-final match between the Turks from Eternal Fire and Brazilian team MIBR. The former were able to rehabilitate themselves after an unsuccessful group stage, while the latter made it to the play-offs without defeat. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will be stronger at the end of this confrontation? Let's find out.
In this CSGO gambling discussion, you will discover how the participants of this match have been faring throughout the current year, their performance in the previous professional tournament, and speculate on how this match will conclude.
Eternal Fire uniforms
Turkish team Eternal Fire has been active this year in various qualifications for major tournaments, online championships, as well as some LAN events. The season started for MAJ3R and his teammates with a victory in ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference qualification. Then 5th-8th place at CCT South Europe Series #2 allowed to earn $2,000 in prize money. The team failed to qualify for Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. Eternal Fire's biggest achievement so far is winning the CCT Central Europe Malta Finals, where the Turkish players earned the $50,000 grand prize. ESL Pro League Season 17 itself ended with a 17-20th place finish for the team and a $15,000 consolation prize. Silver at CCT South Europe Series #4 brought Eternal Fire an additional $10,000. The Turkish club also failed the qualifiers for Gamers8 2023. Winning the ESL Pro League Season 18: European Conference allowed them to go to EPL Season 18. A 3-4th place finish at CCT North Europe Series #6 earned them $5,000 in prize money, while a 5th-8th place finish at CCT Central Europe Series #7 earned them $2,000. A place in the top 4 of RES Eastern European Masters: Fall 2023 prevented the Turks from qualifying for the BLAST tournament. At ESL Pro League Season 18 Eternal Fire managed to take the 5th-8th place in the standings and earn $35,000. But the subsequent Roobet Cup 2023 and BetBoom Dacha: Closed Qualifier were a failure, where the team failed to earn the much desired prize money.
Before travelling to Sweden, Eternal Fire took part in the LAN tournament PARI, Please, which was held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The team got into Group B, where in the opening match they defeated PARIVISION on two maps (Anubis - 13-7, Overpass - 13-7). In the winner's match MAJ3R met FURIA Esports, who were also defeated 2-0 (Overpass - 13-4, Vertigo - 13-7). Thus, the team entered the play-offs of the competition. In the quarter-finals, Eternal Fire defeated MIBR 2-0 (Vertigo - 13-9, Mirage - 13-2). The grand-final clash with 9Pandas ended with a three-map defeat for the Turkish team. The silver medal secured $20,000 for the players.
According to the results of the draw for the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023, the Turkish club was placed in Group A, where they lost to Nouns Esports in the opening match with a score of 11-13. Because of this, the team was forced to play an elimination match against TYLOO Chinese, whom EF defeated on two maps in a row (Vertigo - 13-9, Overpass - 13-4). The final match, in which the Turks faced Nouns Esports, ended with a 2-0 victory for Eternal Fire (Vertigo - 13-3, Nuke - 13-9).
Statistics of Eternal Fire's recent results:
- Victory over Nouns Esports by a score of 2-0
- A 2-0 win over TYLOO.
- 11-13 loss to Nouns Esports.
- Defeat by 9Pandas with the score 0:3
- 2:0 win over MIBR
MIBR form
For MIBR, the current year started with qualifying for ESL Pro League Season 17. At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, the team finished in 17th-20th place and received a consolation prize of $4,500. The Brazilians also successfully qualified for the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 by passing two qualifications. MIBR successfully played at ESL Challenger League Season 44: North America and ESL Challenger League Season 45: North America. Winning these tournaments brought the team a total of $40,000. MIBR missed the last and only Major this year, taking 6th-8th place according to BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR. Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 ended with MIBR in 13th-16th place, for which the team received $4,000 in prize money. A win at Gamers Without Borders North America 2023 secured the Brazilians a trip to the upcoming Gamers8 2023. At CCT North Europe Series #6, the Brazilians took 5th-8th place and earned $2,000 in prize money. The next tournament from CCT, namely CCT Online Finals #2, finished 5th-6th in the standings and $5,000. The trip to Gamers8 2023, although more lucrative, was decidedly less successful. There the Brazilians finished in 9th-16th place and received $15,000. The 17th-20th place in ESL Pro League Season 18 provided the players with an additional $15,000. MIBR took part in Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #2, but could not make it to the main tournament from Thunderpick. A silver medal at CCT Online Finals #3 allowed the players to earn $40,000. A win at XL Games 2023 earned MIBR $5,281.78 as a reward. The team also won the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023: South American Qualifier, allowing them to travel to Sweden for the ESL tournament. A top-4 finish at PARI, Please secured another $10,000 for MIBR.
The Brazilian squad's previous professional championship was the qualifier at BetBoom Dacha. The draw for the qualifiers placed MIBR in Group B, where in the opening match the team got a technical win over Ninjas in Pyjamas due to the latter's inability to qualify. The match against Team Spirit ended in a 0:2 defeat for the Brazilians. But the team still made it to the play-offs. First they defeated BIG with the result 2:1 (Vertigo - 5-13, Anubis - 13-10, Ancient - 16-13). In the match for the coveted slot MIBR outplayed Aurora Gaming on two maps in a row (Inferno - 13-8, Anubis - 13-6). Thus the team qualified for BetBoom Dacha.
MIBR made it to Group B at ESL Challenger at DreamHack Winter 2023. First, the Brazilian team defeated GamerLegion on the Ancient map with a score of 13-9. A long bo1 series against Virtus.pro on the Ancient map ended with MIBR winning 25-22.
Statistics of MIBR's latest results:
- Victory over Virtus.pro with a score of 25-22
- Victory over GamerLegion with the score 13-9
- Victory over Aurora Gaming with the score 2:0
- 2-1 win over BIG
- 0:2 defeat to Eternal Fire
Match history of Eternal Fire - MIBR
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other twice. In ESL Pro League Season 17, Eternal Fire defeated their opponent with a score of 2:0. The last time the two teams met at PARI, Please. The Turkish team also defeated the Brazilians 2-0 (Vertigo - 13-9, Mirage - 13-2).
Predicted result of the match Eternal Fire - MIBR
Eternal Fire are statistically outplayed by MIBR, including a convincing win over the Brazilians recently. MIBR can win the card, but still lose the series. Let's bet on the victory of Eternal Fire.