Match Prediction: IHC - CatEvil | CS2 (CS:GO)

IHC and CatEvil will play in the opening match of the Perfect World Arena Premier League Season 3 group stage. It is logical that the Mongolian team is the favorite, even though they have stumbled too often in recent weeks.

In turn, the Chinese team does not stand out even at its level, so there is no point in looking for a sensation here. Therefore, everything depends on the desire of the IHC to win and get closer to reaching the playoffs.

Form IHC

The 28th team in the world ranking managed to take second place in the IESF World Championship 2022 and ESL Challenger League Season 43 Asia-Pacific, showing a too confused game in places.

From the recent IHC, they failed at the eXTREMESLAND Festival 2022, where the team lost to Lynn Vision in the quarterfinals. In general, now the Mongolian team is far from optimal conditions, but still among the favorites.

Latest IHC results:

• Victory over Rare Atom with a score of 2:0.
• 2:1 victory over Wings Up.
• Victory over Team NKT with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to Lynn Vision 2:1.
• Defeated by Lynn Vision with a score of 0:2.

Best IHC Cards:

• Nuke - 80% win rate.
• Inferno - 69% of wins.
• Mirage - 63% of wins.
• Ancient - 50% win rate.
• Overpass - 50% of wins.

At the same time, the Mongolian team usually refuses the Vertigo card.

Form CatEvil

The Chinese team has been playing in the Perfect World Arena Premier League Season 3 series for a long time, where they even managed to win in the Brave Division. However, the team did not achieve anything further, including not getting into the playoffs of the ESL Challenger League Season 43: Asia-Pacific.

In general, CatEvil seems to be an outsider not only of his group, but of the entire championship. Therefore, I hardly believe in the possibility of any sensation.

Latest CatEvil results:

• Victory over Only One Word with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Team Renewal with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over ChaoRan Gaming with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to ChaoRan Gaming with a score of 0:2.
• Technical victory over Ex-Invictus Gaming.

IHC meeting statistics - CatEvil

As part of the current season, the teams held four meetings:

• IHC's victory in the ESL Challenger League Season 40: Asia-Pacific with a score of 2:0.
• IHC's victory in the ESL Challenger League Season 41: Asia-Pacific with a score of 2:0.
• IHC's victory in the closed qualifiers for the 5E Arena Asia Cup 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• IHC victory in the ESL Challenger League Season 43: Asia-Pacific with a score of 2:0.

A very telling statistic.

Forecast for the match IHC — CatEvil

In general, there is no point in looking for pitfalls here, since the Chinese team has few chances, even in BO1. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the IHC team.