FURIA vs. 9z Preview & Prediction- Free 6/23 CS: GO

This Thursday, FURIA Esports and 9z Team will clash at the Group D opening match in the Roobet Cup 2022 tournament. The 2022 Roobet Cup is a European online CSGO tournament and a prize pool of $250,000. Group Stage is composed of 4 groups of 4 teams and will be playing in the GSL format. All matches are played in the best-of-three series and the top two teams of each group will advance to the Playoffs.

FURIA Esports Stats and Latest Results

FURIA Esports is ranked #7 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 178 weeks. The Brazilian team is currently on a 1-match losing streak and has managed 6 wins from its last 10 games. Their last match took place at the IEM tournament on June 04, 2022, and FURIA Esports lost to ENCE with a score of 2:0. The team’s last achievement was 3rd place in the IEM Season XVII - Dallas tournament which ended on June 05, 2022, and was awarded $20,000. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 65.0%.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Overpass (100.0%), Vertigo (70.0%), Mirage (66.7%), and Ancient (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%) and Inferno (28.6%). The team’s line-up has arT (1.09 player rating), yuurih (1.19), KSCERATO (1.19), saffee (1.02), and drop (0.99).

9z Team Stats and Latest Results

9z Team ranks #52 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 9 weeks. The team is currently on the downswing because they lost all their last 5 matches and has managed 5 wins from the last 10 games. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 6th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR, 3rd at the IEM Dallas 2022 South America Closed Qualifier, and 15-16th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage. Their last achievement was 3rd place in the ESL Challenger #48 tournament which ended on February 13, 2022, and earned $10,000. They attained a win rate of 58.8% over the past 3 months.

Map win statistics over the last 3 months show a decent win rate on Dust2 (66.7%), Mirage (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), and Nuke (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%) and Inferno (20.0%). Team members include rox (1.00 player rating), dgt (1.16), dav1d (1.01), nqz (1.27), and max (1.15).

FURIA Esports vs. 9z Team H2H Record

Head-to-head has 1 meeting between the rivals. They met at the bracket of the 2022 ESL Challenger at DreamHack Anaheim on February 13, 2022, and FURIA Esports won 2:1.

FURIA Esports vs. 9z Team Betting Preview

9z Team is currently struggling to win matches because they lost their last 5 matches. This means that FURIA Esports is the better side in this upcoming matchup. At the moment, FURIA Esports leads on Inferno, Vertigo, and Ancient while 9z Team has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, and Overpass. In our opinion, we believe FURIA Esports will win this matchup but 9z Team will snatch 1 map. 9z has a relatively better line-up.

The Pick: FURIA Esports to win/ Over 2.5 maps.

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