FURIA and NAVI will meet in the last quarterfinals of IEM Rio Major 2022. I think that we have the hottest playoff match before us, unless the Brazilians go further.
Honestly, with all the fanaticism of the local crowd, you need to be realistic and call a spade a spade - FURIA unrealistically got through during the tournament, but in fact the team has not yet played with any serious opponent who would be among the favorites.
So I'm definitely not going to start from all the wins against ENCE and BIG, because they don't make any sense from the point of view of strength testing.
In turn, "Born to Win" warmed up during the championship, allowing two misfires. And yet, NAVI remains one of the main contenders for the victory, since together it has a huge potential.
FORM FURIA
The eighth team of the world ranking started its journey at IEM Rio Major 2022 with a defeat from BIG. Nevertheless, the Brazilian team went on to get three victories over 00NATION, OG and GamerLegion, and at the same time made it to the “legends”.
Here FURIA completely passed without a single defeat. On the other hand, the team beat ENCE, Team Spirit and BIG, which, as we understand, is not so serious.
In general, the only advantage of the Brazilians is the support of the local public, which again will howl and help their team. And yet, FURIA is far from ideal in terms of playing, so I would not turn a blind eye to the guys' long-standing failures.
Latest FURIA results:
- Victory over OG with a score of 19:16.
- Victory over GamerLegion with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over ENCE with a score of 16:6.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 16:13.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
The best FURIA cards:
- Ancient - 100% win rate.
- Nuke - 83% of wins.
- Mirage - 80% of wins.
- Overpass - 67% of wins.
- Vertigo - 62% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
Let's not forget that the Brazilian team has been refusing the Dust 2 map for a long time.
Form NAVI
The fourth team in the world ranking had a good start at IEM Rio Major 2022 in terms of results, as they outplayed Vitality in overtime.
However, further on, the Ukrainian team managed to lose to Cloud9 and Team Liquid, even though both times they led the score and had a huge advantage. And yet, NAVI coped with this situation, having managed to outplay Bad News Eagles and BIG to get into the playoffs.
It is clear that the "Born to Win" have not reached the peak of their form, but at least they do not make fatal mistakes. On the other hand, the team still has problems with the attack, which sometimes does not look good.
Latest NAVI results:
- Victory over Vitality with a score of 25:21.
- Defeat from Cloud9 with a score of 14:16.
- Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 14:16.
- 2-0 victory over Bad News Eagles.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
The best NAVI maps:
- Dust 2 - 83% of wins.
- Mirage - 75% of wins.
- Inferno - 57% of wins.
In this case, the "Born to Win" should again refuse the Vertigo card.
Match statistics FURIA — NAVI
As part of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at IEM Katowice 2022, the victory went to NAVI (2:0).
Prediction for the match FURIA — NAVI
For some reason it seems to me that the cornerstone of this series will be the Inferno card, which can fall as a destroyer. And here I am inclined to choose in favor of NAVI, which is a little more confident than the same Brazilians.
In turn, FURIA, despite the frightening numbers, is unlikely to be able to play the first number. However, the Brazilian team does not have much choice, since there is little information on the opponent on Nuke and Overpass, and Mirage is the pick of the Born to Win.
So it remains to pick Ancient, which is roulette. So the picture is in favor of s1mple and company. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the NAVI team.
