Match Prediction: Astralis - G2 Esports | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL One Cologne 2018Now Astralis are not only clear favourites of the match, but also one of the main favourites of the win at ESL One Cologne 2018 together with FaZe Clan. Astralis are at the top of the list of the best CS:GO rosters according to HLTV.org. Their opponents, G2 Esports hold the 22 position in this rating.
Now Astralis have a series of 11 wins, defeating such collectives as Team Liquid, Cloud9, ENCE, FaZe Clan, OpTic, Gambit and MIBR (who performed under the tag SK Gaming). Meanwhile, G2 Esports won only two last matches. However, their play shape and results during ESL One Cologne 2018 also impressed many viewers. They managed to win over Natus Vincere by the score of 16-14, and after that they succeeded in defeating mousesports by the score 2-1 in the series Bo3.
Nevertheless, we think that G2 Esports will not be able to win over very well-prepared Astralis, who are at the pick of their shape. Also one of the most important factors of this meeting is the fact that G2 Esports have recently made a rearrangement in their roster while Astralis achieved good teamwork in a full way.
Bookmakers set an average coefficient for Astralis equal to 1,15. To raise the coefficient to ~1,5, you can join this match with another similar match, for example Natus Vincere vs ENCE. The risk to lose your money will be slightly increased, but in case of the win of Astralis and Natus Vincere you will be able to get a good profit. We want to mark that these collectives are favourites of their matches and their contrast with the opponents is very noticeable.