forZe and Astralis will compete for the right to get into the semi-finals of the Roobet Cup 2022. You, I understand, can see for yourself what problems the Danish team is facing. Okay 0:2 from Cloud9, but how did you manage to lose the Complexity card.
With forZe, the situation is generally interesting - the team did not show anything supernatural at the championship, but managed to get two victories and get into the quarterfinals with the top seed.
Moreover, there is a feeling that against the background of the Danes, forZe will get good chances for intrigue, since the team plays much more interestingly than Astralis on their deviant maps.
forZe form
The 19th team in the world ranking has just been eliminated from REPUBLEAGUE Season 3, where they stopped at the quarter-final stage. I'm not hinting at anything, but the fact itself is interesting.
As for the group stage of Roobet Cup 2022, here the Russian team first beat Outsiders, and then closed 9z and made it to the playoffs. The easiest rivals and an unexpected result.
However, forZe still does not leave the impression of a strong team that will close Astralis so easily. Pick up a card - yes. But I don’t pretend to be more, because it makes no sense to risk it.
forZe latest results:
- Victory over VP.Prodigy with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over SINNERS with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over 9z with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Enterprise with a score of 2:0.
- Lost to the Bad News Eagles 1:2.
Best forZe cards:
- Dust 2 - 82% of wins.
- Inferno - 67% of wins.
- Nuke - 62% of wins.
- Mirage - 53% of wins.
- Overpass - 50% of wins.
Let's not forget that the Russian team does not play on the Vertigo map.
Astralis shape
The twelfth team of the world ranking threw the grand final of the recent Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022, where they lost to Heroic without a chance and went to rest.
In a sense, the Danish team has not changed in any way, since the problems are still the same - the lack of a plan B and zero fresh ideas. Here is the start to the Roobet Cup 2022, where Astralis beat Movistar Riders with great difficulty, then lost to Cloud9 without a chance, and then managed to give away the Complexity card.
And if the Danes continue to rely on only one blameF, then everything will be sad. At the very least, Astralis is not in the right condition now to close forZe with a score of 2:0.
As for the start of the Roobet Cup 2022, here the Danish team managed to
Astralis latest results:
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
- Defeat from Heroic with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Complexity with a score of 2:1.
Best Astralis cards:
- Nuke - 77% win rate.
- Overpass - 58% of wins.
- Ancient - 57% of wins.
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 50% win rate.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
At the same time, the Danish team manages to abandon both Inferno and Vertigo with Mirage.
forZe vs Astralis Match Statistics
The teams have not met before.
match prediction forZe — Astralis
Considering the fact that the Danes hardly play Dust 2, Mirage and Inferno, there are some concerns about Astralis. And the fact that the team manages to merge Complexity speaks of not the most optimal conditions.
As for forZe, the Russian team looks good on the aforementioned maps, having got their hands full. And the team was clearly preparing for Astralis, freeing up time with defeats at other championships.
Therefore, here I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the forZe team.
