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

BIG and Astralis will compete for a ticket to the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022 grand final. Both teams finished their performances at the group stage undefeated, although the Germans left a pleasant mark behind.

In turn, everything is sad for Astralis in terms of team interactions and the implementation of ideas, otherwise it’s hard to explain such a tight match with Imperial. As a result, I'm not entirely sure that the Danish team is able to pass the BIG, since gob b's wards have gained good condition.

Form BIG

The 11th team in the world ranking reached the semi-finals of IEM Dallas 2022, in which they lost to Cloud9. Even then, the first hints of a stable and productive CS appeared, as well as in the semifinals, the team had a chance to offend the future champion.

As for the start of the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022, here BIG ran over the Brazilians from MIBR without a chance, and then crushed the renewed fnatic roster. Yes, the Germans did something indistinct at Nuke, but then the guys got together and flew into the playoffs on the balls. I think that the team will continue to play at the same pace.

Latest BIG results:

• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:1.
• Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 16:7.
• 2:1 victory over fnatic.

Best BIG cards:

• Mirage - 75% of wins.
• Overpass - 75% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 71% win rate
• Nuke - 64% of wins.

Let me remind you that the German team continues to refuse the Inferno map.

Astralis shape

The 13th team of the world ranking, on the contrary, failed at the last IEM Dallas 2022, where they beat only the Australians, who, to put it mildly, out of place on the TIER-1 stage.

As for the group stage of the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022, here Astralis outplayed EG.PA without a chance, and also managed to crush Imperial. But it is on the last match that I have questions for the Danes. First, what will the guys do if blameF goes offline? Secondly, besides the default, is there anything new that can surprise any prepared team?

Astralis latest results:

• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 12:16.
• Victory over Encore with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over EG.PA with a score of 16:6.
• Victory over Imperial with a score of 2:1.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 75% win rate.
• Overpass - 75% of wins.
• Ancient - 58% of wins.
• Mirage - 50% of wins.

At the same time, the Danish team continues to refuse both Dust 2 and Vertigo.

Statistics of meetings BIG — Astralis

As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:

• BIG's victory in BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• BIG's victory in BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• Astralis won at IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In with a score of 2:1.

I note that the German team constantly chose the Dust 2 map.

Prediction for the match BIG — Astralis

I don't think that BIG will give up their favorite map, since the Danes have big problems with it. Plus, it seems to me that Astralis in its current form does not care which card to choose, since any of them will not be a surprise for the opponent. And the statistics, if you close your eyes to the statute of limitations, does not speak in favor of the Danish team. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the BIG team.