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

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We continue with the IEM Cologne 2023 matches. Slowly but surely we are getting to the end of the group stage of the German championship.

The group stage of the $1,000,000 championship - IEM Cologne 2023 - will see Group A finish. ENCE and Heroic will play in the final of the top grid.

Both clubs have already guaranteed their place in the play-offs. However, now the top seed in the main stage of IEM Cologne 2023 is at stake.

We're trying to figure out which of the teams will be stronger and will start the play-offs from the semi-finals, and who will have to start from the first stage of the main stage.

Let's go.

Heroic uniforms

Let's start the analysis of the match with the analysis of Heroic's form. In this match TOP-1 team of the world will play as favourites.

Bookmakers confirm the pre-match odds. The odds for Heroic's victory are at around 1.4.

Heroic confirm their position in the world ranking. Although not without problems, Heroic reached the play-offs and are now close to the semi-finals.

All year long Heroic almost never left the championship podium. It all started with BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, where Heroic took the top 4.

Then there was IEM Katowice 2023 and an offensive TOP-2. The only spoonful of honey in Heroic's honey barrel was ESL Pro League Season 17, where the Danes didn't rise above TOP-8.

Then Heroic came back and had a streak of great tournaments. It was top-2 at IEM Rio 2023, top-4 BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and IEM Dallas 2023.

Before IEM Cologne 2023 Heroic won the BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 and were also in the top 3 of the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023/.

• Heroic line-up: cadiaN, stavn, TeSeS, sjuush, jabbi.

Heroic have maintained their fighting lineup for over a year. All players have a KD greater than one, but the headliner is stavn, who has 1.13.

In the first match of IEM Cologne 2023 Heroic unexpectedly met serious resistance from The MongolZ. The MongolZ unexpectedly took the first map and almost shut Heroic down on the second map. Only after a replay on Overpass and a 22-18 win did the world's first team take on Inferno and win 2-1.

In the next match Heroic played against Monte. The Ukrainian club tried but lost 0-2: Heroic won 16-14 on Mirage and 16-11 on Overpass.

Heroic mappool

Heroic's best map is Nuke. There are 5 wins and 0 losses.

They like to play Overpass, where they lost only once. In three months on Overpass, they are 5-1.

One of the most frequently played and yet successful maps is Inferno. Heroic has a 9-3 statistic here. It also goes well on Ancient, where Heroic is 3-1 in matches.

The Danes don't play Anubis.

ENCE Form

We continue the match analysis with the analysis of ENCE's form. In this match, the Finnish club will play the second number.

Bookmakers don't have much faith in ENCE, but there is still room for manoeuvre. The odds for the Finns to win are at around 2.8.

ENCE are having a very successful season. The international team of the Finnish club had a very fruitful year, which allowed them to rise to the 5th line of the world ranking.

During the season, the team reached TOP 3 at CCT Central Europe Malta Vibes, TOP 4 at ESL Pro League Season 17, and also reached TOP 8 European RMR B - qualifying event for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. ENCE also played at the Major, but it was TOP-14, which is hardly a worthy result.

IEM Dallas 2023 turned out to be much more pleasant. ENCE looked quite cheerful throughout the event, which allowed them to defeat MOUZ in the grand finals with a score of 2-0. Just before IEM Cologne 2023, ESL Challenger Katowice was played, where they had to defeat Vp in the grand final 1-2.

• ENCE roster: Snappi, NertZ, Maden, dycha, SunPayus .

ENCE have been playing in a stable roster for almost half a year. SunPayus and NertZ headline the roster with a KDA of 1.12.

Thanks to their victory at IEM Dallas 2023 ENCE started Cologne from the group stage. The first opponent was the Poles from 9INE, who gave the Finns serious problems, but lost with a score of 1-2 and a series of dops on the decisive map.

The next match was a match against Fnatic. ENCE won both maps, leaving Fnatic no special chances.

ENCE Mapple

ENCE has two 100% maps. They are Nuke, already used at IEM Cologne 2023 with 9 wins in 9 matches, and Anubis with 5 matches and 0 losses.

Still playing Ancient (66% wins in 3 matches). Still playing Mirage (9 matches, 4 wins). Vertigo with 2 wins and 3 losses and Overpass (2 wins in 7 matches).

Inferno are not playing.

History of head-to-head meetings ENCE - Heroic

The last time the teams met each other was at ESL Pro League Season 16, when Heroic won.

Predicted result of the match ENCE - Heroic

There is every reason to expect an equal CSGO in this match. Both clubs have shown their worth not only in IEM Cologne 2023, but also outside of it.

I expect top Counter-Strike on three maps. That's what my bet will be on.

Bottom line: total +2.5.