Match Prediction: fnatic - Team Liquid | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2018We should mark that for the match it’s difficult to say for sure who is the favorite, as the collectives are approximately at the same level and both teams are in a good playing shape. Liquid hold the sixth place in the world’s rating at the moment while Fnatic hold the ninth position in World’s Top 10 Best CS:GO Teams.
Liquid got to Group A and at the group stage they performed very well. At the first match against Gambit eSports they won 16-10 over their opponents, and at the second match the won 2-0 over C9. At the last match of the group stage they lost 2-1 against the team Astralis and they were forced to start participating in the playoff stage from the quarterfinal. But it wasn’t an obstacle to getting to the semifinal of IEM XII Katowice 2018. They managed to win 2-1 over Ninjas in Pyjamas at the first round of the playoff.
Fnatic lately got a very good paying shape. It also can be proved by their results at the current tournament in Katowice. The Swedes got to Group B and showed there a very good playing level. At the first round with Heroic, they managed to win 16-9 and at the second round with G2 Esports they won 2-1 over their opponents. At the final of the group stage Fnatic could exceed the fans’ expectations and they won 2-0 over FaZe Clan and go to the semifinal of the playoff stage.
The last meeting between Fnatic and Team Liquid was held at ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals where the Swedes won.
All these facts say to us that Fnatic are more likely to win over their opponents.
The majority of the viewers together with the bookmaker’s centers think that Liquid will win for sure. We think that in this very case it’s possible to go against the stream and and to lay odds on Fnatic. But the sum of money should be substandard. The statistics and other indicators say that Fnatic have a very good shape now and they don’t want to stop as they want to achieve more. If your bet on Fnatic won, you could get a profit of double sum of the bet, and such a possibility is rather high for sure.