Match Prediction: fnatic - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)
Elisa Masters Espoo 2022fnatic and Astralis will meet in the semi-finals of Elisa Masters Espoo 2022. Interestingly, as in the case of the first pair, the teams have already played each other in the group, and then the victory was for fnatic.
As for the semi-final itself, for me the Danish team is an outsider, because in some places they have problems. And in the ¼ finals, Astralis won not thanks to, but in spite of, because it risked being eliminated even after the second map.
Well, for fnatic, this match could be a cakewalk, as in the group the team showed that they can cope with pressure even with a bloodless squad.
Therefore, here I would not consider the Danish team, which has a rather weak map pool for such a duel.
fnatic form
The eleventh team in the world ranking performed well at the recent IEM Rio Major 2022, where they started from a difficult path at the Challengers stage.
However, in the "legends" the European team did a little better, which is why he got into the playoffs. Another thing is that already in the quarterfinals, fnatic expectedly lost to Outsiders.
As for the performances at the group stage of Elisa Masters Espoo 2022, here keita's wards won four victories and suffered only one defeat from Complexity. However, even without KRIMZ, the team plays by default, but confidently.
fnatic's latest results:
- Victory over 500 with a score of 16:11.
- Lost to Complexity with a score of 6:16.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 16:7.
- Victory over SAW with a score of 22:20.
- Victory over the Bad News Eagles with a score of 16:12.
Best fnatic cards:
- Overpass - 90% of wins.
- Vertigo - 83% of wins.
- Nuke - 73% of wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
It is worth recalling that the European team has long abandoned the Dust 2 map.
Astralis shape
The eighteenth team of the world ranking recently reached the finals of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022 Europe. However, the Danes did not have enough experience and shooting there, since they lost to Heroic.
As for the performances at the group stage of Elisa Masters Espoo 2022, here Astralis made it to the playoffs at the very flag, having had two defeats. In any case, the team has already completed the task, although not immediately.
Well, in the quarterfinals, the Danish team did what seems impossible, because they managed to cope with ENCE. Another question is that Astralis never had a game, and still doesn't.
Astralis latest results:
- Victory over the Bad News Eagles with a score of 19:16.
- Lost to fnatic at 7:16
- Defeat from 500 with a score of 1:16.
- Victory over Complexity with a score of 19:17.
- Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:1.
Best Astralis cards:
- Inferno - 75% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 71% win rate
- Mirage - 67% of wins.
In turn, the Danish team continues to refuse the Vertigo card.
fnatic vs Astralis stats
As part of the current season, the teams have played one meeting - at the Elisa Masters Espoo 2022 group stage, the victory went to fnatic (16:7).
Prediction for the match fnatic — Astralis
We will almost certainly see an Overpass map that fnatic players will push against. In turn, given the position of the Danes, everything is much more complicated here.
And yet, Astralis may have problems at any moment, as it was the day before on Mirage. At the same time, the team does not have a sniper at all, so the prospects for victory become even less.
Well, keita's wards, despite the absence of KRIMZ, still look great. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the fnatic team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team fnatic are the favorite with average odds 1.297 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider Astralis to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 5.611.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | fnatic | Astralis |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 6 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The competitors have held 42 matches. And fnatic won 11 times while Astralis correspondingly became the winner 31 times.