Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! From 28.09.2025 to 12.10.2025 one of the biggest tournaments of the autumn part of the season — ESL Pro League Season 22 is taking place. The tournament features 24 teams that will compete for the title of champion and a prize pool of 400,000 dollars. Among the matches in the 2-2 bracket, we highlight FURIA vs B8, which promises to be very exciting. While the teams prepare, we’ll share our CS2 betting tips and insights on this match.
How the bookies view it: FURIA Esports favorite
Most bookmakers consider FURIA the favorite in the match against B8 at ESL Pro League Season 22. Although FURIA is performing moderately in this tournament, they are still among the strongest teams.
FURIA form. What result can be expected from FURIA
Our betting tips and CS2 picks for the FURIA vs B8 matchup begin with analyzing FURIA form. FURIA is a well-known esports team with numerous victories under its belt. The team is known for sudden bursts of excellent play when no one can predict it. Despite inconsistent results this year, FURIA still ranks among the world’s top 20 teams. Their synergy and experience make them a serious opponent, and these strengths are expected to help them secure victories and qualify for BLAST Bounty Fall 2025.
FURIA roster: FalleN, yuurih, KSCERATO, YEKINDAR, molodoy
FURIA has a rich history, consistently participating in top-level CS:GO tournaments and now in CS2. At the same time, the team has been relatively unstable — they could show great performances in one part of the season, fully justifying all CS2 predictions, and then fail to reach even the top 16.
Traditionally, we begin our analysis with the 2023 season. The team started with a mediocre performance at ESL Pro League Season 17, placing 9–12th, followed by a 5–6th place at IEM Rio 2023 and 15–16th at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. However, in the second half of the season, the team gained momentum, won Elisa Masters Espoo 2023, and ended the year with renewed confidence and good preparation for the next season.
In 2024, FURIA also participated in a large number of qualifiers and tournaments, aiming to establish themselves at the highest CS2 level. However, the team struggled to show a consistently high level of play. Among their best achievements in 2024 were 3rd–4th place at YaLLa Compass 2024, 5th–8th place at the Esports World Cup 2024, and another 3rd–4th place at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024.
In 2025, the team finally reached a better level of play. At the start of the season, FURIA performed moderately at IEM Katowice 2025 and ESL Pro League Season 21, placing top 16 and top 14 respectively.
However, the team then showed great progress, finishing 4th at PGL Astana 2025, 5th–8th at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, and 5th–6th at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025.
FURIA also performed well at BLAST Open Fall 2025, successfully passing the closed qualifiers and reaching the top 4 in the main event.
At FISSURE Playground #2 FURIA confirmed their good form. The team played 3-1 in the Swiss Stage, in the playoffs doubled victories over Astralis and Falcons 2-0, in the grand final defeated The MongolZ 3-2 and became the tournament champions.
At ESL Pro League Season 22, FURIA started with an unexpected 0-2 loss to HOTU, but in the next match rehabilitated with a 2-0 victory against Fluxo. In the following match, FURIA played against Legacy; the match was very close, but the team lost 0-2. The team once again recovered from the loss with a 2-0 win over M80, bringing their score to 2-2.
B8 form. What result can be expected from B8
We continue our CS2 tips with analyzing B8 form. We continue our CS2 Betting picks with B8 form. Considered a potential dark horse of the tournament, B8 came in as a tier 2–3 level team and started racking up wins at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. They advanced through Stage 1 with three straight victories and now sit in the 2–1 bracket in Stage 2. This turnaround was made possible by their extensive tournament participation and dedicated training.
Throughout the 2024 season, B8 achieved several notable results for a club of its size. They placed in the top four at both the RES Eastern European Masters: Spring 2024 and RES European Series #2. Mid-year, they won several tier-B tournaments, becoming champions of CCT Season 2 European Series #2, Elisa Invitational Spring 2024, and CCT Season 2 European Series #5.
B8 roster: kensizor, npl, esenthial, headtr1ck, alex666
B8 is a relatively young team, but their tournament participation is impressive. With such a high volume of matches, they’re a reliable pick for CS2 betting picks. In 2024 alone, they played in 50 tournaments—too many to detail here—so we’ll focus on the most significant ones. They competed in CCT Season 2: European Series #12 and #13, finishing in the top 8.
Right before the Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B, they placed top 4 at Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 and took 2nd place at ESL Challenger Katowice 2024.
At the PW Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B, B8 Long started with a loss to Team Spirit, which was expected. They then fell to Aurora, who ranked higher in the HLTV standings. B8 ultimately finished in the top 16 of the RMR.
B8 entered the 2025 season with new goals and renewed motivation. They began with the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, finishing in the top 32 after a loss to G2. They then reached the top 8 in CCT Season 2 European Series #16, top 4 in Series #17, and claimed victory in Series #18—one of their biggest wins of the season.
Leading up to BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, B8 participated in more events, including the CCT Season 2 Global Finals, where they earned top-2 and top-3 finishes at MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025, and won the ESL Challenger League Season 49: Europe. They qualified for the Major through the European qualifiers, finishing approximately 6th.
As mentioned earlier, B8 made a strong impression in the first stage of BLAST.tv Austin Major, finishing with a 3–0 record and proving themselves as a competitive and capable team. However, in the second stage of the tournament, the team played somewhat worse, dropping out with a 2-3 record and finishing 17-19th.
B8 performed well at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025. Although the team started with a loss and fell to the lower bracket, they played well there. In the first match, they defeated OG 2-1, in the Lower Bracket Quarterfinals beat Passion UA 2-0, in the Lower Bracket Semifinal defeated M8 2-1. In the Lower Bracket Final, the team played against a stronger opponent — Ninjas in Pyjamas — and although they played quite well, they lost 0-2, finishing 3rd at the tournament.
Recent head to head
The teams have faced each other once, at BLAST.tv Austin Major Stage 2, where FURIA won with a 2-1 score. The match at ESL Pro League Season 22 is crucial, as the winner advances further while the losing team is eliminated from the tournament.
Which maps does FURIA pick and ban most often?
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics to make smart CS2 picks.
Strong maps
- Train: high win percentage (65.0%) with 20 matches played.
- Nuke: high win percentage (61.1%) with 18 matches played.
Average results
- Inferno: average winning percentage (54.8%) with 31 matches played.
- Dust2: average winning percentage (54.3%) with 35 matches played.
- Mirage: average winning percentage (51.7%) with 29 matches played.
- Anubis: average winning percentage (47.4%) with 19 matches played.
Weak maps
- Ancient: low win percentage (0.0%) with 1 matches played.
Which maps does B8 pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Mirage: high win percentage (75.5%) with 49 matches played.
- Ancient: high win percentage (71.0%) with 31 matches played.
Average results
- Dust2: average winning percentage (51.6%) with 31 matches played.
- Inferno: average winning percentage (51.6%) with 31 matches played.
Weak maps
- Anubis: low win percentage (41.7%) with 12 matches played.
- Nuke: low win percentage (33.3%) with 9 matches played.
- Train: low win percentage (33.3%) with 15 matches played.
Predicted result of the match between FURIA and B8 at ESL Pro League Season 22
Most analysts and bookmakers consider FURIA the favorite in the match against B8 at ESL Pro League Season 22. Before the start of the tournament, FURIA were seen as one of the main contenders for an easy pass to Stage 2, but they encountered certain difficulties. Both teams currently hold a 2-2 record and only victory will keep them alive. Based on previous results and current form, in our opinion B8 will take the win. Fans should expect a dynamic and exciting match.
Betting prediction: B8 wins.
