Match Prediction: fnatic - G2 Esports | CS2 (CS:GO)

fnatic and G2 will meet in the finals of the lower bracket of group A at ESL Pro League Season 17. The winner of this match will make it to the championship playoffs, while the loser will go to play with someone from the Evil Geniuses - IHC pair in the Last Chance bracket.

I believe that another easy match awaits us here, since G2, despite the defeat from Cloud9, is still in shape and ready to tear apart each of its opponents.

In turn, fnatic is in a deplorable state. Needless to say, if the team almost lost to Eternal Fire, deciding to risk a map that they had never played before.

In general, everything is obvious here. Yes, fnatic can surprise the "samurai" on the Vertigo map, but G2 is unlikely to be so straightforward that they won't think of something like this from the opponent. Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the logical victory of NiKo and the company, which are still on a roll.

fnatic form

The ninth team in the world ranking played ambiguously at the recent IEM Katowice 2023. Moreover, the European team played quite successfully in the Play-In and at the start of the group stage.

However, fnatic swam a bit further, although with Vitality the team showed their teeth and almost snatched the victory. And yet, with the defeat from Complexity Gaming, keita's wards crossed out many hopes, showing something on the uncertain side.

As for the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here the guys managed to beat MIBR, but then they deservedly lost to Outsiders. And the day before, fnatic closed Eternal Fire with great difficulty, partly taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes.

fnatic's latest results:

• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 1:2.
• Defeated by Complexity Gaming with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1.

Best fnatic cards:

• Vertigo - 75% of wins.
• Overpass - 71% of wins.

It is worth noting that the European team usually refuses the Anubis card.

Form G2

The first team in the world ranking, as we all know, became the winner of the recent IEM Katowice 2023, where they showed an impeccable game and received the trophy without any complaints.

Then the European team played in the closed qualifiers for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR, where they got three easy wins and completed their task.

As for the performances at ESL Pro League Season 17, here G2 started with an ordinary victory over Eternal Fire, but immediately after that managed to lose to Cloud9. Fortunately, the day before the team returned to the previous values and passed MIBR, once again showing their highest level.

Latest G2 results:

• Victory over LDLC with a score of 16:5.
• Victory over Tricked with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.

Best G2 Maps:

• Anubis - 100% wins.
• Nuke - 100% win rate.
• Mirage - 80% of wins.
• Inferno - 77% of wins.
• Ancient - 67% of wins.

In turn, the G2 team still refuses the Overpass map.

fnatic vs G2 match stats

The teams have not yet met in the current lineups.

Prediction for the match fnatic — G2

Perhaps the main disadvantage of G2 is still the Vertigo map, where fnatic seems to be playing normally. However, given yesterday's game against MIBR, the Samurai are doing some work on the bugs and trying to fit into the map.

The interesting thing here is that fnatic is not playing in the best way right now. Yes, the team takes some rounds, but keita's wards can't do anything against a clear structure. Moreover, the day before the team had every chance to lose to Eternal Fire, but there the Turks themselves gave up the game.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the G2 team with Handicap in rounds (-5.5).