Match Prediction: Astralis - FaZe | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2018To begin with, let’s remember how the collectives performed during the championship.
FaZe Clan started confidently, winning 16-3 over ORDER in Bo1 series at the first match. Then, they played Bo3 against North and won 2-0 over them. At the next match FaZe lost 0-2 against Fnatic, but nevertheless they got to the quarterfinal of the playoff stage and won 2-1 over Cloud9 there.
Astralis were not very organized at the first match, so the win over Renegades was gained by them not without difficulty. They won 16-13 over the Australians in the Bo1 series. Also, Astralis managed to win over their next opponents. SK Gaming suffered a defeat by the score of 0-2, and Team Liquid lost by the score of 1-2. Thanks to a very good performance at the group stage, Astralis got immediately to the semifinal and they were waiting for the match between FaZe and Cloud9.
We should mark that while FaZe Clan were fighting with C9 for the right to get to the semifinal, Astralis were relaxing. This factor can help the Danes or become an obstacle for them.
At the moment FaZe are considered to be the best team in the world according to HLTV.org and the European can keep this title for a month as a minimum. Astralis, in their turn, hold the eighth position in the rating.
At the bookmaker’s centres the coefficient of FaZe’s victory is 1,80 and less, and for Astralis their coefficient equals 1,95 and exceeds it.
We think that in this very case it’s necessary to agree with the opinion of the majority of viewers and to lay odds on FaZe. Astralis are in a good shape, but FaZe Clan have more chances to win. The level of training, teamwork and experience of performing on the professional stage exceeds the same indicators of the team Astralis.
FaZe are more likely to win, and the coefficient will give a very good profit if the win will be gained by them.