Matchförutsägelse: MOUZ - Outsiders | Counter-Strike (CS2)

MOUZ and Outsiders will play in the first round of IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage. Interestingly, the teams played at the spring RMR tournament, albeit with different lineups. In addition, at the recent ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022, we have already seen a similar meeting, and then the victory went to the Outsiders.

To be frank, I again do not believe in MOUZ, because the "mice" harness for a long time and usually play nervously in principled matches. In turn, the Russian team, as it seemed, reached its peak.

In general, I am all for Outsiders, although I do not rule out that the fight will be equal and the Inferno card will again fall on the server.

MOUZ form

The tenth team of the world ranking played extremely ambiguously at the last IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B, as they lost all the important meetings.

And the victory itself in the fifth round over Sangal looked like a stretch, because there MOUZ had a good chance of losing. Then the European team went to ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022, where they looked confident only in the group.

Well, in the playoffs, the "mice" immediately lost to the Outsiders and went to rest. In general, I have a feeling that MOUZ will be hard in Brazil. Plus, the sniper's condition is incomprehensible, which, according to statistics, shocks with instability at LAN events.

Latest MOUZ results:

• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Sangal with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Nixuh with a score of 16:2.
• Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 16:8.
• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 1:2.

Best MOUZ cards:

• Mirage - 73% of wins.
• Inferno - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 50% win rate.

Let's not forget that the "mice" continue to refuse the Dust 2 map.

Form Outsiders

The seventh team of the world ranking also visited the IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B, where they similarly made two misfires, but still made it to the major.

Then the Russian team came to the same ESL Challenger at DreamHack Rotterdam 2022, where they started with two wins over Fluxo and a loss from ENCE in the group stage.

However, in the playoffs, the Outsiders found their game to cover MOUZ first, and then deal with ENCE and become the champion of the tournament. In general, the team has clearly reached its peak and we should expect further success in Brazil.

Latest Outsiders results:

• Victory over Fluxo with a score of 22:18.
• Lost to ENCE with a score of 14:16.
• Victory over Fluxo with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:0.

Best Outsiders cards:

• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Dust 2 - 70% win rate.
• Ancient - 60% of wins.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

It is worth recalling that the Russian team continues to ban the Nuke map.

Match statistics MOUZ — Outsiders

Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:

• MOUZ's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A with a score of 16:12.
• Outsiders win at ESL Challenger at DreamHack Rotterdam 2022 with a score of 2:1.

Interestingly, both times the “mice” won on the Inferno map.

Prediction for the match MOUZ — Outsiders

In hindsight, I have concerns about MOUZ being in danger of being left out of "legends". In turn, there are no such experiences with the Outsiders, since the team will definitely be preferable to many Latin American rivals.

It is clear that the greatest chances of the “mice” are tied to the Inferno map, but in BO1 at such a tournament, the “honey badgers” can turn on and break the barrier. And otherwise, the Russian team seems to be a small favorite.

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