Match Prediction: Heroic - MOUZ | CS2 (CS:GO)

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The battles continue in the group stage of BLAST Premier: World Finals 2023. We're talking about what's happening in Group B, where the play-offs will be decided today.

The first match will be a clash between Heroic and MOUZ. Two top European teams will compete for the main stage of BLAST Premier: World Finals 2023.

Let's delve into determining who will emerge stronger and secure qualification for the main stage of the last major championship in 2023. To make informed predictions and elevate your engagement, it's essential to leverage insights from reputable sources and perhaps explore the best CS2 trading sites for a more strategic and rewarding approach to betting on the outcome.

Let's go.

Form MOUZ

We open the match with an analysis of MOUZ's form. "Mice" in this confrontation play as favourites with odds to win at around 1.5.

One of the main achievements of MOUZ this season is reaching the finals of Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. There they battled ENCE, but were defeated 0-2.

Prior to Long Cologne IEM Cologne MOUZ made a splash at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023. They failed to jump above the top 4 - they were beaten by Apeks on their way to the Grand Final.

Back in the season, they made it to the top 8 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, and then to the event itself. It didn't end well, as the team finished Top-24 at Major e.

• MOUZ line-up: Brollan, siuhy, torzsi, Jimpphat, xertioN.

IEM Cologne 2023 will be a test for the new line-up of the "mice". After Elisa Spring, siuhy, who used to play for GamerLegion, and Jimpphat, a youth player from MOUZ Nxt, joined the squad.

In the debut match the revamped MOUZ roster played against The MongolZ. An easy outing on paper ended in a nervous Bo1 on the dopes, followed by a 22-19 win for MOUZ on Nuke.

Already in the match to qualify for the group stage MOUZ were much more confident. They beat NiP 2-0 (16-12 Nuke and 16-7 Inferno) without any problems.

The first match of the group stage was not a big challenge for MOUZ either. NaVi lost at Ancient with a score of 16-9 and Overpass with a score of 16-12.

After beating NaVi, MOUZ failed to gain a foothold and lost the next two series. As a result, the "mice" at IEM Cologne 2023 took the top 12.

Before ESL Pro League Season 18, the team played at the local championship Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. They managed to win, defeating BIG 2-0 in the grand finals.

In their debut match at ESL Pro League Season 18, MOUZ faced mibr. Being the favourites, MOUZ failed to defeat the Brazilians and unexpectedly ended up in the bottom of Group B.

The group stage was a mixed bag for MOUZ, but still more successful than not. An unexpected defeat in the top set cheered MOUZ up and they effortlessly went over the heads of their opponents, Heroic among them, at the bottom of the group stage table. Having not lost a single game in the lower grid, MOUZ made it here.

In the first round of the ESL Pro League Season 18 play-offs, MOUZ seemed to be off the chain. The Brazilians from FURIA were literally stomped, and the "mice" celebrated an easy 2-0 victory, giving their opponents a total of 9 rounds per game.

In the match before that MOUZ met another grandee of the European scene - FaZe Clan. "Mice" on a spree swept through the match and closed the series with a score of 2-0.

In the match for the exit here MOUZ met G2 Esports. They became the next trophy in the "mice" piggy bank at ESL Pro League S18.

MOUZ went on to defeat ENCE (2-1) and NaVi in the EPL S18 Grand Final with a resounding 3-0 score. Prior to the Thunderpick World Championship 2023, MOUZ played at IEM Sydney 2023, where they again faced FaZe. This time FaZe retaliated for the upset defeat and knocked MOUZ out at the Top 4 stage.

Thunderpick World Championship 2023 MOUZ ended prematurely. They lost in the first round of play-offs to FaZe, who later became the tournament champions.

Later was the CS Asia Championship 2023, where MOUZ performed well. They reached the grand finals, but there they lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 0-2.

At Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 MOUZ started their performance with a rather unexpected defeat. They defeated Apeks 16-19 in the first round of the group stage. Next up was a match with CoL for life at the event, which the "mice" won with a one-card deficit. However, they couldn't stay in the championship race for long: MOUZ fell out at the Top 6 stage.

In the first match of the group stage of BLAST Premier: World Finals 2023 MOUZ played against G2 Esports. "Samurai" after a failed CCT Online #5 managed to pull themselves together and beat MOUZ 2-0.

MOUZ Mapple

MOUZ's favourite map remains Inferno. Over the last 3 months, the Mice have played it three times and won all their games there. Nuke is also doing well, with MOUZ winning 3 out of 4 Nuke games played.

Among the good options are Vertigo and Ancient, where MOUZ have 2 wins in 3 games each.

The most undesirable map is Mirage. MOUZ have played it 6 times, but have only won once.

Heroic Form

We continue the match analysis with the analysis of Heroic's form. In this match the Danish team will play as the number two, with odds to win at around 2.5.

Next up was IEM Katowice 2023 and a frustrating top-2 finish. The only spoon of tar in the honey barrel of Heroic was ESL Pro League Season 17, where the Danes did not rise above the top-8.

Then Heroic came back and had a streak of great tournaments. It was top-2 at IEM Rio 2023, top-4 BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and IEM Dallas 2023. Heroic went on to win the BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 and also finished in the top 3 of the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023

• Heroic line-up: TeSeS, sjuush, dupreeh, Zyphon, salazar .

Heroic have maintained their fighting lineup for over a year. All players have a KD greater than one, but the headliner is stavn, who has 1.13.

Before their performance at Gamers8 Heroic attended another prestigious tournament - IEM Cologne. Being one of the main contenders to win the German tournament, the Danes made it to the play-offs, but failed to move beyond the first round. Heroic lost to Astralis in the first round of the IEM Cologne play-offs with a score of 0-2.

At Gamers8 they debuted with a match against Falcons. In general, the game ended predictably, but the French gave a fight, especially on the first map (Mirage 22-18 in favour of Heroic). The second one went to Heroic with the score 16-10.

In the previous match Heroic faced GamerLegion. Despite GL's seemingly idle position in that match, they were able to get on the Danes' nerves and take the map, but still lost in the end.

Heroic ended Gamers8 with a match against ENCE. The Danish club again failed to beat the Finns and left the major championship at the top-4 stage.

In the first match at ESL Pro League Season 18, the team played against Rooster. The Australians offered no resistance and took 6 rounds in two games.

Next was BIG - another passable opponent for Heroic, but it was not to be. The Danes lost 0-2, losing on Ancient with a score of 23-25 and on Inferno with a score of 13-16.

Heroic got into the last chance net after a 0-2 loss at MOUZ. So from the "achievements" so far, a win over the raw Roosters and that's it. It looks very deplorable. And it ended no better: Heroic Ledge and Monte crashed out of ESL Pro League Season 18.

Next up was Roobet Cup 2023, where Heroic finished in the top 12. After unsatisfactory performance at EPL and Roobet Cup Heroic played not better at Thunderpick World Championship 2023 and BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. It was top-8 and top-6 there, respectively.

Mappool Heroic

Heroic's best map is Nuke. There the Danes have 5 wins and 0 losses.

They like to play Overpass, where they lost only once. In three months on Overpass - 5-1.

One of the most frequently played and yet successful maps is Inferno. Heroic has a 9-3 statistic here. It also goes well on Ancient, where Heroic is 3-1 in matches.

History of head-to-head meetings between Heroic and MOUZ

Last time the teams played each other at ESL Pro League Season 18. MOUZ won that time and eventually became the champions of that EPL season.

Predicted result of Heroic vs MOUZ at BLAST Premier: World Finals 2023

Considering the factor of the new squads the teams have, there is every chance to get a full-fledged bo3. If we talk about the winner, it's MOUZ rather than Heroic, who lost all the headliners of the lineup.

Bottom line: MOUZ wins.