Match Prediction: forZe - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 17FORZE and FaZe Clan will play in another ESL Pro League Season 17 quarterfinal. I don't think the Russian team is ready to take another step forward, and I find it very difficult to believe in the intrigue here.
In general, all factors speak in favor of FaZe Clan. Yes, the guys managed to fail one meeting in the group, but the day before they showed a confident game, defeating FURIA. It is clear that here we have a completely different style and level of opponents, but FORZE are on about the same level.
Moreover, there are big questions about the stability of the Russian team, which can win the group at ESL Pro League Season 17 and then be defeated by 1WIN online.
In other words, a very ambiguous team that has already jumped over its head. So here I would look out for a smashing win for the FaZe Clan team, who are very comfortable playing such encounters.
FORZE form
The 21st ranked team in the world qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR with great difficulty. At the same time, the boys failed in the closed qualification for ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023, where they lost to HONORIS and ECSTATIC.
Nevertheless, in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, the Russian team did incredible things with three wins over Natus Vincere, Team Spirit and ENCE.
However, I wouldn't look at the team as a possible "dark horse" since FORZE already lost to 1WIN in ESL Challenger League Season 44 Europe after that and played a completely different game.
FORZE's latest results:
- A 2-1 victory over Natus Vincere.
- Defeated Team Spirit 2-1.
- Beat Sangal 2-1.
- Beat ENCE 2-0.
- 1WIN beat 1:2.
FORZE's best cards:
- Ancient - 69% wins.
- Nuke - 62% wins.
- Overpass - 61% wins.
- Anubis - 58% wins.
- Inferno - 55% wins.
- Mirage - 53% wins.
It is worth recalling that the Russian squad has traditionally refused to use Vertigo.
FaZe Clan.
The seventh team of the world ranking has recently been to IEM Katowice 2023 where it got off to a very good start, but then they started to swim and were finally defeated by Team Liquid.
As for their performance in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, RobbaN's charges got off to a flying start with two solid wins. However, FaZe Clan lost further to Vitality, forcing people to talk about themselves in a negative light.
Nevertheless, the day before, the European group managed to handle FURIA, giving us two good cards. If their eyes are true, the boys really do want to get better. And then there's your opponent, who's also hoping to reach the semi-finals.
FaZe Clan's latest results:
- 1-2 defeat to Team Liquid.
- Victory over Rooster with a score of 2-0.
- Victory over Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0.
- 0-2 defeat for Vitality.
- Defeated FURIA 2-0.
FaZe Clan Top Cards:
- Inferno - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Ancient - 67% wins.
- Overpass - 67% wins.
- Nuke - 60% wins.
Interestingly, the European team also does not play on the Vertigo card.
FORZE - FaZe Clan encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
FORZE - FaZe Clan match forecast
I doubt very much about the prospects of FORZE, which will be very difficult to open. Moreover, usually FaZZe Clan confidently closes these matches, as we have repeatedly seen even during the current season.
Yes, the Russian team has good statistics in terms of selection. But two things need to be understood: 1) FORZE plays more often online, and 2) the team is extremely unstable.
RobbaN's side, in turn, got off to a strong start in the playoffs. Yes, it's hard to judge from the victory over the Brazilians, but after the defeat by Vitality it's enough.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend to bet on a 2-0 win for the FaZe Clan team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
FaZe Clan are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.141. forZe, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 6.253.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | forZe | FaZe Clan |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 7 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The competitors have held 1 matches. And forZe won 0 times while FaZe Clan correspondingly became the winner 1 times.