Match Prediction: mousesports - AVANGAR | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Chicago 2018The teams last met at Farmskins Championship #2 - IEM Katowice 2018 Qualifier about a month ago and then, the guys from AVANGAR were stronger, who beat the opponent with a score 2:1.
The guys from AVANGAR have significantly improved their gaming level and look like a strong team, which can compete even with the top teams. In the autumn, the guys achieved victory at MSI Gaming Arena 2018 and Hellcase Cup #7, placed second at ALTEL Cyber Games and held the 3rd-4th place at EPICENTER 2018.
In its turn, Mousesports play with an unstable success and the guys took part in four tournaments in the autumn - the team placed 3rd-4th at DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018, after which won ESL One: New York 2018 but the team was unlucky to enter the top ten at FACEIT Major: London 2018 and StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 6. The team has recently made a decision to remove STYKO from an inactive state and to bench Snax, so it’s difficult to expect something from the roster at the upcoming championship as it’s difficult to talk about their shape.
Bookmakers consider Mousesports to be a favorite of the match and offer odds for their victory in the sum of 1.5, while AVANGAR’s triumph is evaluated as 2.5. We are of the opinion that the European mix has a bit more chances to win, however, we will prefer the Kazakhs as they are in a nice shape and ready for strong opponents after the good performance at EPICENTER.