Matchförutsägelse: Apeks - BIG | Counter-Strike (CS2)

The Play-In matches of the long-awaited Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 Long match have been completed. Next we move on to the clash between Apeks and BIG. Two European clubs will try to get one step closer to the group stage of the competition. The format of the match is bo1. Which team will be stronger? Let's find out.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

Apeks form

For the first three months of the current year, Apeks have not pleased their fans with any major results other than winning qualifiers such as BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier B and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023: European Open Qualifier. The 3-4th place at CCT West Europe Series #1 brought the team $5,000. The second and third series of this tournament ended with silver for Apeks and a total of $20,000 in prize money. The main achievement of the European club this year so far is the 3-4th place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the only Major event of this year and the last one in CS:GO, where the team earned $80,000. After that, the team participated in ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe, where they were victorious and won $20,000.

Prior to IEM Cologne 2023, the Apeks team competed in the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023, a $25,000 online tournament. The organisers invited the players to the main stage of the tournament, which was played under the Swiss system. Finishing 3-0, kyxsan and his team advanced to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. On their way to the finals, Apeks players defeated teams like Sangal Esports, Into The Breach and MOUZ. In the grand final, Apeks faced the former Copenhagen Flames squad. In a complete bo3 series, the Norwegian organisation won 2-1 (Anubis - 16-14, Ancient - 12-16, Inferno - 16-4). Apeks earned $12,500 for winning the tournament.

Apeks recent results stats:

• A win over ex-Copenhagen Flames by a score of 2-1
• 2-0 win over MOUZ
• 1:2 defeat to Young Ninjas
• 2:1 win over Into The Breach
• 2:0 win over Sangal Esports

BIG Form

The German team is not doing the best in the current season, although they regularly come to the big events. At the beginning of the year s1n and the team placed 7th-9th at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and 13th-16th at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023. ESL Pro League Season 17 brought BIG $15,000 for 17th-20th place at the tournament. The German eSports club also took part in Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023, where they finished in 5th-6th place in the standings. The team earned $10,000 for this achievement. CCT West Europe Series #4, a $50,000 online tournament from Fragster, ended with a second place finish for BIG and $10,000 in prize money. Berlin International Gaming as a whole has yet to win a single tournament, even when it comes to smaller online events.

The last tournament before the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 for BIG was the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023. The tournament started for BIG in Group B, where their first opponent was Heroic. After losing 0:2, the German club went straight to the bottom of the group. There BIG defeated Astralis with the result 2:1 and entered the final of the lower net of the tournament. Berlin International Gaming could not overcome NAVI, lost two maps in a row and went to the Play-In of the tournament. In full bo3 series BIG outplayed OG (Mirage - 11-16, Overpass - 16-13, Ancient - 16-11) and went to the final match of the tournament. There the team failed to cope with Team Vitality, lost two maps in a row and finished participation in the tournament. 7th-9th place at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 earned BIG a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023 and $8,500 in prize money.

BIG's recent results stats:

• A 0-2 defeat to Team Vitality
• 2-1 win over OG
• 0:2 loss to Natus Vincere
• 2:1 win over Astralis
• 0:2 defeat to Heroic

Apeks - BIG Match History

Apeks and BIG have played against each other only once since the beginning of this year. At CCT West Europe Series #2 Apeks won 2-0 (Ancient - 16-7, Inferno - 19-17).

Predicted result of the Apeks vs BIG matchup

Apeks have been enjoying their game lately, they have already outplayed BIG. Let's bet on the victory of Apeks.