Fnatic Rising and Spirit Academy will meet as part of the WePlay Academy League Season 5 grand final. The Dragons have already jumped above their heads, having reached the finals of the competition. However, Spirit Academy looks very nice in game right now, so I'd rather take a risk here.
fnatic rising form
The 58th team in the world ranking in just one week managed to get enough wins to become the strongest in their group at WePlay Academy League Season 5.
As a result, the team directly made it to the final stage, where it beat Astralis Talent with some difficulty, and then defeated BIG Academy. Is fnatic Rising the favorite now? Maybe. But personally, I do not believe in the victory of this team.
fnatic Rising latest results:
- Victory over 00PROSPECTS with a score of 16:8.
- Victory over NAVI Junior with a score of 16:7.
- Defeat from Spirit Academy with a score of 11:16.
- Victory over Astralis Talent with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over BIG Academy with a score of 2:0.
Best fnatic Rising cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 86% of wins.
- Inferno - 77% of wins.
At the same time, the European team almost never plays on the Mirage map.
Spirit Academy Uniform
The 76th team of the world ranking has noticeably improved even at the group stage of WePlay Academy League Season 5. After that, the Russian-Ukrainian team went through their rivals in the Play-In.
Well, the icing on the cake was the Spirit Academy game in the final part of the championship. Yes, the "dragons" managed to lose to BIG Academy, but then the team managed to get past Astralis Talent and BIG Academy, thus reaching the grand final. Well, and most importantly, the team perfectly adapts to their opponents, making an analysis of mistakes right during the matches.
Spirit Academy latest results:
- Victory over OG Academy with a score of 2:1.
- 2:1 victory over Young Ninjas.
- Defeated by BIG Academy with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Astralis Talent with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over BIG Academy with a score of 2:1.
Best Spirit Academy maps:
- Inferno - 75% of wins.
- Vertigo - 67% of wins.
- Mirage - 64% of wins.
- Overpass - 60% of wins.
It is worth recalling that Spirit Academy continues to refuse the Ancient card.
fnatic Rising vs Spirit Academy Match Statistics
As part of the current season, the teams held four meetings:
- fnatic Rising won at WePlay Academy League Season 4 with a score of 16:7.
- The victory of Spirit Academy within WePlay Academy League Season 4 with a score of 16:13.
- fnatic Rising won at WePlay Academy League Season 5 with a score of 16:13.
- The victory of Spirit Academy within WePlay Academy League Season 5 with a score of 16:11.
Then the teams played on Nuke (twice), Mirage and Overpass.
Prediction for the match fnatic Rising — Spirit Academy
In all honesty, I'm not too fond of fnatic Rising. Yes. Somewhere Europeans are more experienced and stronger when it comes to 1v1 or 1v2 situations. However, now the “dragons” are on the hype, as they say. And the fact that the team won a victory in a difficult game with the Germans inspires a certain optimism. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Spirit Academy team.
