Prediction on match CS2 Outsiders - fnatic

Outsiders and fnatic will meet in the quarterfinals of IEM Rio Major 2022. It is worth recalling that the teams have already played in the Challengers Stage, and then keita's charges could not do anything with their opponent, remembering 1:16 on their map.

In general, I would not expect a similar defeat, but the fact is obvious - Outsiders is a strong favorite of the meeting, where they will again keep the opponent in check and control the pace.

Moreover, the Russian team shows a very solid game in this championship, while fnatic again got a little lucky with the bracket, as the team again went through plus or minus equal opponents and ended up here, in the playoffs.

Form Outsiders

The sixth team in the world ranking performed very well in the Challengers Stage at IEM Rio Major 2022, even though they lost to MOUZ in the first BO1. However, further the Russian team got three confident victories and got into the "legends".

Here the Outsiders also started with a defeat - this time at the hands of Heroic. But again, the team outdid itself, accelerating in the course of the following confrontations.

As a result, the team outplayed Ninjas in Pajamas, Team Spirit and MOUZ in the class, leaving no questions. Therefore, for me personally, Outsiders is the favorite for a place in the semi-finals of the tournament.

Latest Outsiders results:

• 2-0 victory over fnatic.
• Defeat from Heroic with a score of 9:16.
• Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 16:12.
• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 16:14.
• Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:0.

Best Outsiders cards:

• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Overpass - 80% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 73% win rate
• Ancient - 60% of wins.
• Mirage - 57% of wins.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

Do not forget that the Russian team continues to ban the Nuke map.

fnatic form

The sixteenth team in the world ranking had an ambiguous performance in the first stage of IEM Rio Major 2022, where they managed to beat Cloud9, OG and 9z, but at the same time lost to MOUZ and Outsiders without a chance.

As for the start in "legends", here fnatic got an unexpected victory over Ninjas in Pajamas, fortunately then the team returned to the starting line and lost to Heroic without a chance.

Nevertheless, by some miracle, keita's wards outplayed ENCE and BIG in a row, thanks to which they got into the playoffs. But personally, it seems to me that we have the weakest team from the TOP-8 of the remaining participants.

fnatic's latest results:

• Victory over 9z with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 16:13.
• Lost to Heroic with a score of 2:16.
• Victory over ENCE with a score of 16:7.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.

Best fnatic cards:

• Vertigo - 80% of wins.
• Nuke - 80% win rate.
• Overpass - 80% of wins.
• Ancient - 67% of wins.
• Mirage - 50% of wins.

It is worth recalling that the European team has long abandoned the Dust 2 map.

Outsiders match statistics - fnatic

As part of the current season, the teams have played one meeting - at the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage, the victory went to the Outsiders (2:0).

Prediction for the match Outsiders vs fnatic

I do not believe that fnatic can greatly improve the game and correct their mistakes in the example of the last meeting with the Outsiders. On the contrary, I believe more in another defeat from a team that shows too primitive Counter-Strike.

In turn, the Russian team is showing class so far, and apart from two defeats in BO1, it has not stained itself with anything. I will say more - these guys are still surprising, and obviously with a plus sign. I don’t see much point in talking about maps, since fnatic doesn’t have an advantage anywhere as such, if you go beyond bare numbers.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Outsiders team to win.