fnatic vs. Astralis, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/18 CS:GO
fnatic is hoping to make an upset here and beat the top-placed Astralis in order to stay alive in the playoff race, while Astralis can afford to lose, but will be looking to secure the top spot in Group B with a win. Astralis is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter.
fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results
fnatic opened this tournament well with a couple of wins over Spirit and FaZe and one loss to mousesports, but then they suffered a couple of defeats to Complexity and Vitality. Now, fnatic must get a win against Astralis or they can say goodbye to the playoffs. The Swedish team lost eight of the previous 14 matches.
In the last three months, fnatic displayed decent performances on Mirage (75.0%) and Inferno (72.7%), but they didn’t taste a victory on Vertigo and failed to impress on Dust2 (20.0%) and Train (33.3%). fnatic’s current lineup consists of flusha (1.01 rating), JW (1.05), KRIMZ (1.09), Golden (0.94), and Brollan (1.13). They played together on 46 maps and have a record of 22 wins and 24 losses.
Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results
Astralis lost the opening game at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe to Complexitym losing both maps in overtime, but they responded with four straight victories over FaZe, Vitality, mousesports, and NiP. The latest win over NiP was particularly impressive as Astralis destroyed the opponents 16-6 and 16-7. The Danes won six of the last eight games.
During the previous three months, Astralis was unbeaten on Nuke (five times played) and above average on Dust2 (60.0%) and Train (60.0%), while they didn’t get a win on Vertigo (played once). Astralis is playing with a new lineup that was assembled this month and played together on just ten maps, with a positive record of eight wins and two losses. The lineup consists of dupreeh (1.09), gla1ve (1.09), device (1.17), es3tag (1.21), and Magisk (1.15).
fnatic vs. Astralis H2H Record
These rivals have faced on even 31 occasions and Astralis leads the all-time series 22-9. The latest H2H encounter was at the ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe last months when Astralis secured a 2-0 victory.
fnatic vs. Astralis Betting Preview
Astralis is a better team in H2H duels across the years, but interestingly, fnatic won two of the last three contests. The Danes already booked their place in the playoffs, and even though they are looking to secure a top spot in the group, they can relax a bit here. fnatic cannot afford to lose, but considering they are big underdogs, I wouldn’t bet on them to win. Still, I am backing the Swedes to win at least one map, as I expect them to put up a fight on Friday.