Prediction on match CS2 MOUZ - Heroic

MOUZ and Heroic will play in the grand finals of the ESL Pro League Season 17 group stage. Both teams will definitely play in the playoffs, but now they have to play the fate of a direct ticket to the quarterfinals.

To be frank, now MOUZ can try to put pressure on the Danes, who, as the last meeting against BIG showed, are experiencing difficulties and sometimes turn off the game.

It is clear that Heroic remains the favorite - after all, the team continues to occupy the second line in the world ranking. However, the "mice" have done enough work on the mistakes in recent weeks, which I was finally convinced by the game with the Brazilians.

Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the map from MOUZ, which at the moment can cling to the result. At the very least, mice are a lot more interesting on Ancient, but Heroic is starting to lose its grip on everything else.

MOUZ form

The twelfth team of the world ranking surprised at IEM Rio Major 2022, where they managed to reach the semi-finals, in which they lost only to the future champion represented by the Outsiders.

However, then the “mice” rested for a very long time, so that three months later they would come to IEM Katowice 2023 and disgrace themselves. As a result, MOUZ suffered two losses from OG and Complexity Gaming, showing an overly terrible game.

As for the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here the team has already managed to outplay SAW and FURIA. It is clear that here we were a bit lucky with the opponents, but against their background, the “mouse” acted very well.

Latest MOUZ results:

• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 1:2.
• Lost to OG with a score of 1:2.
• Defeated by Complexity Gaming with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over SAW with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:0.

Best MOUZ cards:

• Ancient - 67% of wins.

It is worth noting that there are no plans for mice to appear on the Anubis map yet.

Form Heroic

The second team in the world ranking showed a very solid game at the recent IEM Katowice 2023, where they gained during the championship. However, the Danish team did nothing to oppose G2 Esports, limiting themselves to only silver.

As for the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here Heroic defeated the Spaniards from Movistar Riders without a chance, which is not even worth dwelling on.

However, in the last game, the team outplayed BIG with great difficulty, after which questions began to appear. And if it didn't seem to me, then Heroic relaxed after the Spaniards and began to lose her condition.

Heroic's latest results:

• Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by G2 with a score of 1:3.
• Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.

Best Heroic Maps:

• Overpass - 80% of wins.
• Mirage - 71% of wins.
• Inferno - 64% of wins.
• Vertigo - 60% of wins.

Interestingly, the Danish team also refuses the Anubis card.

Match statistics MOUZ — Heroic

During the last season, the teams held three meetings:

• Heroic's victory at IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In with a score of 2:1.
• MOUZ won at IEM Cologne 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• MOUZ's victory in the ESL Pro League Season 16 with a score of 2:0.

Most often, teams played on the Nuke map.

Prediction for the match MOUZ — Heroic

An ambiguous impression of the game of the Danish team, which was clearly filled with its status, which caused problems. It's okay to just give away the BIG card - but Heroic almost lost, almost falling into the lower bracket.

In turn, MOUZ is still too strong and stable. Moreover, on their cards, the “mouse” demonstrate complete confidence. An indicative moment happened at Ancient against FURIA, where the guys managed to pull themselves together after a disastrous start and put pressure on them.

In general, there are moments for which the wards of sycrone can catch on. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the MOUZ team.