Match Prediction: Astralis Talent - MASONIC | CS2 (CS:GO)
Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 23Astralis Talent and MASONIC will meet in the second semi-final of Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 23. This pairing is arguably much more exciting than the first, and it's also where the winner of the championship is 99% likely to be.
My opinion is that Astralis Academy should win. Yes, the organization decided to let Xyp9x go on holiday a little earlier, but even in this format the team should have enough to build on.
In turn, MASONIC do not seem a strong enough team, although within their level the guys sometimes surprise. And yet here I would rely on the victory of the Astralis Talent team.
Astralis Talent's form
The 46th ranked team in the world got to the quarterfinals of the BetBoom Playlist Freedom 2023, but there they were defeated almost without a fight by FORZE and left the championship.
However, the Danish side then went on to win the Y-Games Pro Series 2023, reaching the quarterfinals of the CCT North Europe Series 5 and even beating BIG on the way.
At their last CCT West Europe Series 4, Astralis Talent made it through to the quarterfinals once again. True, now the team had already lost to BIG, but there they played without Xyp9x.
The latest results Astralis Talent:
- A 2-0 win over DomiNation.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2-0.
- 2-1 win over Sprout.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of Sprout.
- 0-2 defeat at the hands of BIG.
Astralis Talent's best scores:
- Overpass - 71% wins.
- Inferno - 68% wins.
- Mirage - 61% wins.
- Anubis - 57% wins.
- Ancient - 52% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the Astralis Talent team is steadily giving up Nuke.
MASONIC form
The 68th ranked team in the world won the MistGames Heroes of Lofoten 2023 back in April and even managed to post a one-on-one victory over Astralis Talent.
However, things went downhill for MASONIC as they failed to qualify for the CCT West Europe Series 4 and also finished second at the Gamebox Festival 2023.
Furthermore, the Danish team recently failed to break through to the play-offs of CCT North Europe Series 5, where they also managed to suffer a defeat at the very last round against Astralis Talent.
Latest MASONIC results:
- A 2-0 win over Let us cook.
- 2-0 win over B8 Esports.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of Run&Kill.
- 0-2 defeat at the hands of 500.
- 0-2 defeat at the hands of Astralis Talent.
MASONIC's best scores:
- Nuke - 100% wins.
- Ancient - 83% wins.
- Overpass - 70% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
In turn, MASONIC team continues to deny maps Anubis.
Meeting statistics Astralis Talent - MASONIC
Within the current season, the teams have played nine meetings:
- Astralis Talent's 16-9 win at Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 22.
- MASONIC win at Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 22 by a score of 16-14.
- Astralis Talent win in CCT North Europe Series 4 qualifying 2-0.
- Astralis Talent win in Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 22 2-0.
- MASONIC win at MistGames Heroes of Lofoten 2023 2-0.
- MASONIC win at Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 23 by a score of 16-10.
- Astralis Talent win in Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 23 by a score of 16-5.
- MASONIC win at Gamebox Festival 2023 by 2-1.
- Astralis Talent win in CCT North Europe Series 5 2-0.
Interestingly, the most frequent pick of the teams was the Vertigo card.
Astralis Talent vs MASONIC
It seems to me that in BO3 the Astralis academy is a bit more experienced, and on the dice has a slight advantage over the opponent. And even without Xyp9x the team will look at the level, because here we won't have to play with a coach anymore. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on a win for Astralis Talent.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Astralis Talent are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.547. MASONIC, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 3.412.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | Astralis Talent | MASONIC |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 3 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The competitors have held 24 matches. In these matches Astralis Talent won 12 times, MASONIC active consisits of 12 wins.