Прогноз на матч: ENCE - Astralis | Counter-Strike (CS2)

CS Asia Championships 2023 has started. The first matches in Group A have already taken place, which means that the match winners between two European teams ENCE and Astralis are coming up. The winner will go to the semi-final play-offs, while the loser will start their journey in the final stage of the tournament with the quarter-finals. The match format is bo3. Which of the big-name teams will be stronger? We will find out very soon.

Within this betting discussion, gather insights into the participants' performances throughout this year, their showings in the previous professional tournament, and predictions on how this match will conclude on the best CS2 gambling sites.

ENCE uniforms

Finnish team ENCE started the current gaming year with a rather weak performance at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, where the team took 17th-20th place and $4,500. ENCE missed the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 and finished in fourth place in the European qualification. From there, the team only began to gain momentum. Bronze at CCT Central Europe Malta Finals and 3rd-4th place at ESL Pro League Season 17 allowed ENCE to earn a total of $65,000. Eighth place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B allowed ENCE to qualify for the only and last Major CS:GO tournament of the year. The performance at Brazy Party can be considered a failure, as Snappi and the team failed to make it to the top 8 and earn any prize money. BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 ended with ENCE in 12th-14th place, which brought the team $20,000. The team's biggest achievement so far is winning the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. ENCE showed a decent performance and won the $100,000 grand prize. Silver at ESL Challenger Katowice 2023 brought ENCE $20,000 in prize money. After that, the Finnish club also won silver at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, for which they received $180,000. Second place at Gamers8 2023 provided the players with an additional $180,000 in prize money. The 3-4th place at ESL Pro League Season 18 allowed ENCE to earn another $50,000. The European club achieved a similar result at BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023, where they were awarded $7,500.

Prior to travelling to Shanghai, ENCE were in Sydney for the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023. The team's performance started with Group B and a 13-6 win over the Chinese from Lynn Vision on the Anubis map. A full bo3 series against Fnatic in the upper grid semi-finals ended with ENCE winning 2-1 (Overpass - 10-13, Anubis - 13-10, Vertigo - 13-10). But in the finals Snappi and the team could not overcome G2 Esports, Ledgeiv on two maps in a row. Thus the team travelled to the quarter-finals of the play-offs. Their first and last opponent on the final stage of the tournament were the future champions from FaZe Clan. Having lost with the score 0:2, ENCE finished their participation in the championship on the 5th-6th line of the standings and received $10,000 prize money.

According to the results of the CS Asia Championships 2023 draw, ENCE were placed in Group A. In their first match, they played against TYLOO. A 13-7 win on the Nuke map put Snappi and his teammates into the winner's bracket.

Statistics of the last ENCE result:

• 13-7 win over TYLOO.
• 0:2 loss to FaZe Clan
• 0:2 loss to G2 Esports
• 2-1 win over Fnatic
• 13-6 win over Lynn Vision Gaming

Astralis uniforms

The team from Denmark, Astralis this year correctly positions its current playing form and successfully participates in not the biggest tournaments, but also tries not to miss the big international events. Among the successful performances it is worth noting the victories in such tournaments as CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which allowed Astralis to earn $44,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 saw the team fail, finishing in 17th-20th place. A silver medal at Brazy Party earned the club $70,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 blameF and his teammates took 5th-6th place, and at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 they finished 7th-8th. Astralis also participated in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. The team managed to play two matches as part of the qualifier and finished in the qualifiers. The 4th-6th place at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 brought blameF and his team $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. Astralis also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. The team demonstrated decent play and made it to the top 4 of the standings. The players earned $80,000 for their 3-4th place finish. At Pinnacle Cup V Astralis also finished in 3-4th place and received $5,000 in prize money. The performance at ESL Pro League Season 18 was not the most successful, as the team took 13-16th place.

Before travelling to China, Astralis participated in Roobet Cup 2023, an online tournament with a prize pool of $250,000. According to the results of the draw, the European team went to Group C, where they failed to show any results. The opening match blameF and team lost to 9INE with a 0:2 result, and the elimination match ended with a loss in a full bo3 series against Apeks. 13-16th place in the standings left Astralis without any prize money.

Astralis started their journey at CS Asia Championships 2023 in Group A. Their first opponent was Lynn Vision Gaming, who were defeated by the European club on the map Ancient with the result 13-4.

Astralis' recent results stats:

• Victory over Lynn Vision Gaming with a score of 13-4
• Defeat by Apeks with the score 1:2
• Defeat by 9INE with the score 0:2
• 0:2 loss to Eternal Fire
• A 2-0 win over FURIA Esports.

ENCE - Astralis Match History

Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this duel have played against each other twice. At Brazy Party Astralis won 2:0, and at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 the full bo3 series ended with a victory for ENCE.

Predicted result of the match ENCE - Astralis

Both teams are in good form and successfully debuted at the tournament against Chinese teams. Let's bet on the total of cards over 2.5.