ATK and MIBR will play in the second round of ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference North America. The winner of the meeting will go to the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, while the loser will compete for a slot with Nouns.
I did not expect such a sharp start from the Brazilian team, which showed character the day before and got a clean win. In turn, ATK will play with a forced substitution, but at the end of last season the team looked very cool.
All in all, it's hard to pick a favorite, and there's a chance of seeing three cards given ATK's run on Anubis.
Form ATK
The 39th team of the world ranking became only the fourth in the ESL Challenger League Season 43 North America. However, the team showed a good game there too, losing only to MIBR and TeamOne.
And yet, at the end, ATK was able to take ESEA Autumn 2022 Cash Cup 7 North America, getting victories over Evil Geniuses and paiN Gaming. And if the team can survive, it can cause trouble for MIBR.
Latest ATK results:
- Victory over Disconnected with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Nouns with a score of 2:1.
- Defeated by TeamOne with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over paiN Gaming with a score of 2:0.
Best ATK cards:
- Vertigo - 100% wins.
- Inferno - 79% of wins.
- Mirage - 75% of wins.
- Ancient - 57% of wins.
At the same time, the ATK collective continues to refuse the Nuke card.
Form MIBR
The 34th team in the world ranking did not finish the last season in the best way. However, in the very end, the Brazilian team managed to win the ESL Challenger League Season 43 North America, waking up in the grand final against EG Black.
As for the start at ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference North America, here MIBR managed to outplay Nouns. Yes, I personally expected big problems for the team, but the Brazilians managed to surprise us with their passion and desire.
Latest MIBR results:
- Victory over TeamOne with a score of 2:0.
- Lost to EG Black with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over TeamOne with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over EG Black with a score of 3:1.
- Victory over Nouns with a score of 2:0.
Best MIBR cards:
- Vertigo - 71% of wins.
- Nuke - 67% of wins.
- Inferno - 64% of wins.
- Ancient - 62% of wins.
- Overpass - 50% of wins.
In turn, the Brazilian team decided to continue banning Mirage.
ATK vs MIBR Match Statistics
The teams played four games last season:
- ATK's victory at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR with a score of 16:8.
- ATK's victory in the ESL Challenger League Season 42 North America with a score of 2:0.
- ATK's victory at ESEA Autumn 2022 Cash Cup 4 North America with a score of 2:0.
- MIBR's victory at ESL Challenger League Season 43 North America with a score of 2:1.
Most often, teams played on Overpass and Ancient maps.
Prediction for the match ATK vs MIBR
Given the start, the Brazilian team seems preferable. An important caveat: motm definitely won't make ATK weaker, since the team looked at the level with it.
However, MIBR is unlikely to succeed on Anubis, which will surely become the opponent's pick. Otherwise, ATK had a great end to the season, with several important victories.
Therefore, here, taking into account all the facts, I would recommend betting on Total on cards 2.5 more.
