Matchförutsägelse: fnatic - OG | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2023 Play-Infnatic and OG will meet in the ½ final of the upper bracket of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, where they will compete for one of the first tickets to the group stage of the championship.
Ruggah's wards started the new season very shaky, having played unsuccessfully at the recent BLAST. In turn, fnatic just played their first match in two months, but showed a pretty strong game.
In general, OG continues to shove their instability into the fans, which in places goes beyond decent. In turn, KRIMZ and company will be some of the favorites here as their pace and aggression should do the trick.
Therefore, here I would look closely at the victory of fnatic, although I admit that it is in this match that there is a high probability of seeing all three maps.
fnatic form
The tenth team of the world ranking became the revelation of IEM Rio Major 2022, as it managed to reach the quarterfinals from the Challengers stage. However, being in the playoffs did not add much joy to the European team, since it lost to the Outsiders very soon.
And yet, at the end of the season, fnatic became the winner of Elisa Masters Espoo 2022, showing a very strong tournament from start to finish. It is strange that the only defeat came from Complexity, but such mistakes happen.
As for the start at IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, here the team was able to cope with Evil Geniuses. In part, the guys could close the opponent a little earlier, but they played a little and lost a few extra rounds.
fnatic's latest results:
- Victory over SAW with a score of 22:20.
- Victory over the Bad News Eagles with a score of 16:12.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 16:8.
Best fnatic cards:
- Overpass - 83% of wins.
- Inferno - 80% win rate.
- Vertigo - 67% of wins.
- Nuke - 67% of wins.
- Mirage - 57% of wins.
Probably, the European team will continue to get rid of the Anubis card.
Form OG
The eleventh team in the world ranking failed last season in the playoffs of CCT North Europe Series 2, but at the same time managed to reach the semi-finals of BLAST Premier World Final 2022.
However, at the recent BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, the European team did not show an impressive game, only defeating Team Liquid twice. Well, in the Play-In, the team suffered a close, but still defeat from Astralis.
To be honest, OG didn’t surprise at the start of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In either, as they outplayed Sprout with great difficulty. And given the past matches, the guys are at risk of losing to fnatic when faced with huge pressure.
Latest OG results:
- Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
- The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:1.
- Defeated by FaZe Clan with a score of 0:2.
- Defeated by Astralis with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Sprout with a score of 19:16.
Best OG cards:
- Overpass - 67% of wins.
- Inferno - 67% of wins.
It is worth recalling that the European team also refuses the Nuke card.
fnatic vs OG match stats
As part of the last season, the teams had one meeting - at the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage, the victory went to fnatic (16:13).
Prediction for the match fnatic — OG
I still have big doubts about the game of OG, because the team, if they win, then with incredible difficulty. So, at the start of the championship, the guys barely beat Sprout, although even there they miraculously brought the card to overtime.
As for fnatic, the team continues to bend its line and crush opponents with aggression. And if this scheme worked last season, then according to the game with Evil Geniuses, it seems that the trend has hit the absolute.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the fnatic team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Alla bookmakers har kommit överens om att OG är favoriten. Detta kan märkas eftersom oddsen på dem är 1.607. Detta nummer till förmån för fnatic belopp 5.088. De sista är respektive underläge i den kommande matchen.
Lagstatistik de senaste matcherna
Senaste matcherna | fnatic | OG |
5 matcher (vinster) | 5 | 2 |
10 matcher (vinster) | 8 | 5 |
Statistiken över personliga strider mellan lag är också viktig för framgångsrika spel. Deltagarna i striden före mötet spelade 9 matcher med varandra. Och fnatic vann 4 gånger medan OG på motsvarande sätt blev vinnaren 5 gånger.