fnatic vs. BIG Preview & Prediction- Free 1/19 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the quarterfinals of the upper grid of Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals. This event features eight top teams from all over the world and offers qualifiers for teams from three different regions. The winner of this duel will advance to the upper semi-finals to play either Astralis or K23. The loser will be dropped to the lower bracket.

fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Team is ranked 12th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 18 weeks. The team displayed an excellent performance in November 2021 and went ahead to win 2 tournaments in a row. They won the DreamHack Open November 2021 where they received $50,000 plus the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 2 tournament and were awarded $71,000. Additionally, they finished 1-2nd at the DreamHack Open November 2021 Closed Qualifier and 7-8th at the IEM Winter 2021. The team won 6 out of their last 8 matches and has a win rate of 87.5%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Nuke (100.0%), Inferno (90.0%), Ancient (80.0%), Overpass (75.0%), Mirage (66.7%), and Vertigo (60.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of smooya (1.21), mezii (1.13), ALEX (1.00), KRIMZ (1.07), and Brollan (1.10).

BIG Team Stats and Latest Results

BIG is ranked 15th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 128 weeks. Despite their good position on the world ranking, there is no doubt that the German team has been struggling over the last 3 months. They currently hold a win rate of 38.1% and have performed dismally in some tournaments. They won only 1 out of their 4 matches at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage and finished 9-11th. They also came 3-4th at the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021, 7-8th at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, and 9-12th at the IEM Winter 2021. Out of their last 8 matches, they managed to win 3 matches and lost 5.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (62.5%) and Mirage (62.5%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%), Inferno (42.9%), Nuke (25.0%), Tuscan (0.0%), Ancient (0.0%), Cache (0.0%), Cobblestone (0.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of tabseN (1.14), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.13), faveN (1.26), and k1to (0.98).

fnatic vs. BIG H2H Record

Head-to-head meetings have 3 matches. The advantage in this confrontation is on the fnatic side, which has won in all the encounters. Their last H2H encounter was at the IEM Winter 2021 where they won 2:1.

fnatic vs. BIG Betting Preview

We are predicting a win for fnatic based on the fact that they greatly improved their performance in the recent past. Fnatic has an advantage on Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while BIG only leads on Dust2. Therefore, it is worth placing a win for fnatic in this matchup.

The Pick: fnatic to win.