Match Prediction: FURIA - fnatic | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 17FURIA and fnatic will play in the first round of the ESL Pro League Season 17 play-offs. The winner of this match will advance to the 1/8 finals, where they will face FaZe Clan.
It is thought that there is not much chance for this pair to pass their next opponent, as the game is very disappointing. First of all, the Brazilian team made the playoffs for free, showing modest play against the mistakes of their opponents.
Secondly, we don't even want to talk about fnatic, because in Group A the team looked a bit poor, while further on they managed to lose to an obscure Let us cook.
Nevertheless, both teams are worth each other, as they can't find their game and are outplayed in mediocre matches. So here I would take a closer look at the three cards, as FURIA and fnatic have big flaws that can be played against each other.
FURIA Form
The thirteenth ranked team in the world failed at the recent IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, where after an opening smash by Permitta Esports managed to lose to BIG and IHC Esports without even making it to the group stage.
As for the start to ESL Pro League Season 17, the Brazilian squad had some problems, but still managed to cope with their compatriots from Imperial Esports.
Next up, FURIA found a totally deserved defeat at the hands of MOUZ, but still managed to make the playoffs with two wins over Movistar Riders and BIG. Nevertheless, one can't say for sure that the team are heading in the right direction.
FURIA's latest results:
- A 1-2 defeat to IHC Esports.
- A 2-0 win over Imperial Esports.
- A 0-2 loss to MOUZ.
- 2-1 win over Movistar Riders.
- 2-1 win over BIG.
Best FURIA cards:
- Inferno - 100% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Mirage - 60% wins.
It's worth noting that the Brazilian team has stopped appearing on the Overpass map.
Form fnatic
The ninth team in the world rankings managed to disgrace themselves back at IEM Katowice 2023, where they managed with their own hands to withdraw from the battle for a playoff spot, losing to Complexity Gaming.
As for its performance in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, fnatic suffered defeats to Outsiders and G2 Esports. However, the team essentially bounced back twice against Eternal Fire, which definitely cannot be overlooked.
Of the latter, the team has also been to the CCT North Europe Series 4 playoffs, where it managed to lose Let us cook already in the first round. In general, with such "successes" it will be really hard for the guys.
Latest fnatic results:
- A 2-1 win over Eternal Fire.
- 1-2 defeat of G2 Esports.
- Victory over IHC Esports 2-1.
- Beat Eternal Fire 2-1.
- 1-2 defeat to Let us cook.
Best fnatic maps:
- Nuke - 83% wins.
- Overpass - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% wins.
In turn, the European team usually gives up the Anubis card.
FURIA - fnatic match statistics
The teams have not yet met in their current line-ups.
Forecast for the match FURIA - fnatic
It is difficult to pick a favorite in this encounter, as both teams played modestly in the group stage. FURIA had almost no problems, but their rivals didn't do too well either.
As for fnatic, the guys tried to create problems for themselves, actually bouncing back in a few games. And further on, the team didn't get better, playing toothlessly in CCT North Europe Series 4.
I wouldn't dare speak for the cards, as everything here is fairly even. I will only say that the figures are not entirely objective, because on the same Inferno with fnatic all is not so bad.
Thus, we got an even match with its own pitfalls. Therefore, in this case I would recommend betting on Total on Cards 2.5 more.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team FURIA are the favorite with average odds 1.69 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider fnatic to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 2.911.
What the team performance statistics say
Last Matches | FURIA | fnatic |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 5 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 3 matches with each other. In these battles FURIA got 1 victories while fnatic managed to take 2 matches.