Matchförutsägelse: Astralis Talent - 00 Prospects | CS2 (CS:GO)

The right to close today's gaming day went to the participants of the match Astralis Talent vs PROSPECTS. The latter, according to experts from bookmakers, deserve to be called clear favorites here, and, according to the odds for their victory at 1.50, the probability of triumph is 62%. Is this really so or is it impossible to write off Astralis Talent? Let's analyze the participants of the duel and get an answer to this question.

Astralis Talent Game Uniform

Now Kristou with his teammates from Astralis Talent is on the 179th place in the list of the best CS:GO teams in the world. The team showed excellent results in the NPF Invitational 2022 that ended today and took first place there. The team won the fight against Flames Ascent, Tricked Esport, CEPTER and in the final the roster beat Tricked Esport again. As a result, the championship with a prize fund of $6,600 ended in victory for Astralis Talent, and on such a joyful note, the Danes will be able to win the upcoming match with courage. It can also be noted that Tricked Esport is on the 71st line in the HLTV rating, and therefore the victory over them can be considered a good achievement for Astralis Talent.

But what did they manage to show at WePlay Academy League Season 6? There the team won twice and lost twice. Players from BIG Academy and MIBR Academy managed to beat the Danes, but the team faced defeat in the fight against Spirit Academy and, most importantly, PROSPECTS. In addition, in the fight against the Swedes, the Danes took only 2 rounds. Let's add to this fact the defeat in the fight against PROSPECTS at the end of September as part of the closed qualifier for CCT North Europe Series 1 and we will understand that PROSPECTS is simply an uncomfortable opponent for Astralis Talent, which is quite difficult for them to defeat.

On Vertigo and Inferno Astralis Talent show the best results and perform there with a win rate of 100% and 85.7% so far. Things are much worse on Overpass and Ancient, where the Danes have a 50% win rate. It’s better not to appear on Nuke and Mirage, since the win rate there is 0%, and Dust 2 is a permanent ban for Astralis Talent.

History of recent meetings Astralis Talent

NPF Invitational 2022

• Astralis Talent 2-1 Tricked Esport
• Astralis Talent 2-1 CEPTER
• Astralis Talent 2-1 Tricked Esport
• Astralis Talent 2-0 Flames Ascent

WePlay Academy League Season 6

• Astralis Talent 16-12 BIG Academy
• Astralis Talent 8-16 Team Spirit Academy
• Astralis Talent 16-9 MIBR Academy
• Astralis Talent 2-16 PROSPECTS

Astralis Talent Card Statistics

• Vertigo (3 cards) - 100%
• Inferno (7 cards) - 85.7%
• Overpass (4 cards) - 50%
• Ancient (2 cards) - 50%
• Nuke (3 cards) - 0%
• Mirage (2 cards) - 0%

PROSPECTS Game Uniform

This is not to say that PROSPECTS really looks like a very clear favorite to win here. The team shows an unstable game within WePlay Academy League Season 6 and out of 5 matches won only 2 of them. The first one was against Astralis Talent, and the second one was won against ENCE Academy. The fights with Team Spirit Academy, BIG Academy and Young Ninjas were lost. In parallel with this tournament, the team also takes part in CCT North Europe Series 1. There, in the first two matches, the Swedes defeated ECSTATIC and Into the Breach, and in the last confrontation, they were defeated in the battle with Fnatic Rising with a score of 1-2. After losing to the 87th team in the world, PROSPECTS will definitely want to make a comeback today and let off steam in the match against Astralis Talent. In addition, PROSPECTS were very close to winning the match against Fnatic Rising. They took one map and were defeated on the last one with a score of 14-16, ending the match one step away from victory and overtime.

As for the arsenal of cards, here PROSPECTS is not doing very well. The team does not like to play on Dust 2 and plays with a win rate of 33.3%. They have Vertigo in a permanent ban, and their performance on Mirage, Nuke and Ancient leaves much to be desired. There, according to statistics, the team wins in 37.5%, 40% and 44.4% of cases. The best PROSPECTS maps are Overpass and Inferno. There they won 57.1% and 53.3% of the time. Nevertheless, it is hardly possible to rely only on these data, because, for example, in the last match against Fnatic Rising, the team won on Ancient, but lost on what seemed to be their favorite Overpass and Inferno. In this case, the game form of their opponents decides more.

History of recent PROSPECTS meetings

CCT North Europe Series 1

• PROSPECTS 1-2 Fnatic Rising
• PROSPECTS 2-1 Into the Breach
• PROSPECTS 2-0 ECSTATIC

WePlay Academy League Season 6

• PROSPECTS 8-16 Young Ninjas
• PROSPECTS 16-19 BIG Academy
• PROSPECTS 16-13 ENCE Academy
• PROSPECTS 11-16 Team Spirit Academy
• PROSPECTS 16-2 Astralis Talent

PROSPECTS map statistics

• Overpass (14 cards) - 57.1%
• Inferno (15 cards) - 53.3%
• Ancient (9 cards) - 44.4%
• Nuke (5 cards) - 40%
• Mirage (8 cards) - 37.5%
• Dust 2 (3 cards) - 33.3%

Conclusion

The choice in this case is really difficult. On the one hand, we have PROSPECTS, who lost in the last match and can be on tilt, and their performances on different maps are chaotic and it is quite difficult to understand where they are playing. On the other hand, Astralis Talent, which are far from PROSPECTS in the world rankings and cannot beat their Swedish opponent in any way. I think PROSPECTS should win again in this case. If they almost won the match against the 87th team in the world, then defeating the opponent from the 179th line of the same list will not be a big deal. In addition, Astralis Talent has not been able to beat PROSPECTS lately.

More save bettors might prefer the 1.50 Prospects win bet, but I prefer the -2.5 handicap option for the favorites. The coefficient is 1.70, which increases the profitability. The Swedes are unlikely to give more than 13 rounds to their opponents. Last time they lost 2 rounds.

Final bet: Handicap -2.5 in favor of PROSPECTS with odds 1.70