FURIA and BIG will meet as part of the final of the lower bracket of the ESL Pro League Season 17 group stage. The winner of this match will secure a ticket to the playoffs, while the loser will go to conquer the Last Chance bracket.
Perhaps, in its current form, the German team looks very good, despite all its problems and forced reshuffles in the line-up.
In turn, FURIA can't seem to find their game, surviving frankly bad matches stemming from a general misunderstanding of how the team plans to play.
Moreover, in February the teams already played with each other, and then BIG got quite an indicative victory. Since then, the Brazilian team has clearly not become stronger, and even now the Germans look a little more stable than their opponent.
Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the victory of BIG, which, despite the reluctance to win back the first number, will be the clear favorite of the confrontation.
FORM FURIA
The fourteenth team in the world ranking failed at the recent IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In. And it all started with a confident victory over Permitta Esports, but then the Brazilians were remembered for their defeats from BIG and IHC Esports.
However, at the start of the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, the team managed to beat Imperial Esports in the derby. However, further FURIA again went downhill, showing a toothless game against MOUZ.
As for the last meeting, the Brazilians managed to beat Movistar Riders, but showed a completely lost game. And it seems to me that at such a pace the team can lose absolutely everything.
Latest FURIA results:
- Defeated by BIG with a score of 1:2.
- Lost to IHC Esports with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Imperial Esports with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by MOUZ with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:1.
The best FURIA cards:
Let's not forget that the Brazilian team stopped appearing on the Overpass map.
Form BIG
The seventeenth team in the world ranking managed to fail in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, where they suffered two defeats from G2 Esports and Team Spirit, thereby going home.
Then the German team lost to syrsoN, but still managed to qualify for IEM Rio 2023. However, even here BIG had some difficulties, as the team managed to be defeated by Spirit Academy in the first round of the CCT West Europe Series 1 playoffs.
As for the performances in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here BIG managed to get two victories over Complexity Gaming and SAW, and also lost to Heroic in an equal fight. In general, while the Germans look very dignified, I can’t even believe it.
Latest BIG results:
- Victory over HONORIS with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from Spirit Academy with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Complexity Gaming with a score of 2:1.
- Defeated by Heroic with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over SAW with a score of 2:0.
Best BIG cards:
- Mirage - 62% of wins.
- Ancient - 60% of wins.
- Nuke - 57% win rate
- Inferno - 55% win rate.
Interestingly, the German team began to often refuse the Overpass map.
Match statistics FURIA — BIG
As part of the current season, the teams have played one meeting - at IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, the victory went to BIG (2:1).
Prediction for the match FURIA — BIG
Based on what they saw, FURIA actually has no chances on the Anubis and Ancient maps, where the German team looks clearly stronger. Moreover, now the Brazilian team is in terrible shape, since such victories over Movistar Riders border on disgrace.
As for BIG, it is clear that the team is gaining from match to match, and it is already clear that this is the third strength of its group. Yes, and objectively the Germans have great options in terms of choosing cards.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the BIG team.
