Прогноз на матч CS2 Liquid - G2 Esports

Liquid and G2 will meet in the lower bracket of IEM Katowice 2022. The unexpected appearance of a European team among the worst teams in group B, but such is fate. Still, I doubt that North Americans will have enough ideas from VALORANT to deal with NiKo and company.

Form Liquid

The 54th team in the world ranking failed at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022. Moreover, the team showed a mediocre game both in the group and in the playoffs, losing to NAVI very soon. And at the start of IEM Katowice 2022, the North Americans, having wrested Mirage from FaZe Clan, quickly relaxed and flooded the game. With such motivation, Liquid will not go far, and there are questions about shooting.

Liquid's latest results:

• Lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 15:19.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 19:17.
• Lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 17:19.
• Lost to NAVI with a score of 0:2.
• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.

Interestingly, the team can also play on Ancient. However, I'm not sure that this is a good idea, given the need to start as an attack.

Form G2

The fourth team in the world ranking made a good debut at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022. However, at the start of the group stage of IEM Katowice 2022, the team had an embarrassment, otherwise it is difficult to explain the mysterious defeat by fnatic. It's likely that G2 just relaxed after 16:2 on Nuke and pulled with NiKo to the bar. But I do not think that the team will go even lower, otherwise why all these reshuffles.

Latest G2 results:

• Victory over NIP with a score of 16:6.
• Victory over NIP with a score of 19:17.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by fnatic with a score of 1:2.

Best G2 Maps:

• Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
• Inferno - 62% of wins.
• Mirage - 57% of wins.

At the same time, the team is unlikely to risk the Overpass card.

Match statistics Liquid — G2

The teams have not yet met in the current lineups.

Prediction for the match Liquid — G2

I don’t think that with such a playstyle, the North Americans will be able to stay in the championship. Still, G2 is not the team that is able to fill two games and go scratching their heads. And Liquid hasn’t had any less problems since BLAST, since “liquid” ones are very dependent on the inclusion of shox and nitr0, which is very lacking. Therefore, here I propose to bet on the victory of the G2 team.