Matchförutsägelse: FURIA - BIG | CS2 (CS:GO)

FURIA and BIG will play in the upper bracket semi-finals of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, where they will compete for one of four tickets to the group stage available on the first game day.

To be honest, it's rather difficult to judge by the starting victory of the Brazilian team, since the latter closed absolutely no Poles from Permitta without a chance and didn't even sweat.

In turn, BIG managed to sweat with Complexity, showing a very controversial defense. And given that the Germans have difficulties against the background of such an opponent, then it can be even more difficult.

Therefore, here I would look closely at the victory of FURIA, especially since the Brazilians will definitely complicate BIG's plans for the game with their pace. In addition, in terms of shooting, arT and the company are definitely not weaker, but somewhere even more interesting.

FORM FURIA

The ninth team of the world ranking was some kind of discovery at the home IEM Rio Major 2022, as it exceeded all expectations. Moreover, at the Challengers Stage, the guys suffered only one defeat, with which they went further.

Well, in the "legends" FURIA did not lose a single match at all, with which it got into the playoffs. The exception to this story is the fact that the team lost to Heroic in the semi-finals, although they looked no worse than their opponent.

As for the start at IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, here the Brazilians did not even notice Permitta, showing an extremely confident game. And one gets the impression that FURIA has not even rested for the past two and a half months.

Latest FURIA results:

• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 16:13.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:1.
• Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Permitta with a score of 16:4.

The best FURIA cards:

• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Mirage - 100% wins.

But if before the Brazilian team did not play Dust 2, now, apparently, they will refuse the Anubis card.

Form BIG

The sixteenth team in the world ranking failed at the group stage of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, where they suffered two devastating defeats from G2 and Ninjas in Pajamas.

However, in the Play-In, the German team slightly improved its position, even outplaying Team Liquid. However, the intermediate success did not help BIG, as the team still lost to Heroic in the second round.

As for the start at IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, here the guys were able to outplay Complexity, showing a very solid attacking game. But still there is a feeling that the team will not cope with the Brazilians.

Latest BIG results:

• Lost to G2 with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 0:2.
• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:0.
• Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Complexity with a score of 16:12.

Best BIG cards:

• Nuke - 60% win rate.

In turn, the German team experiments and refuses different maps.

Match statistics FURIA — BIG

The teams played four games last season:

• FURIA's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a score of 16:10.
• BIG's victory at IEM Dallas 2022 with a score of 2:1.
• BIG's victory at IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage with a score of 19:16.
• FURIA's victory at IEM Rio Major 2022 with a score of 2:0.

Interestingly, most teams played on Vertigo and Nuke maps.

Prediction for the match FURIA — BIG

Given what they saw, FURIA's chances of winning are high enough not to take this chance. Moreover, the German team started the new season ambiguously, which makes it very likely to see another heat in the game with a direct competitor. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the FURIA team.