Прогноз на матч: G2 Esports - Astralis | Counter-Strike (CS2)

In the first semifinal match at IEM Cologne, a European derby awaits us. G2 and Astralis will fight for the passage to the grand final.

IEM Cologne seems to have become a championship that European clubs lacked. In the semi-finals we see 4 teams from this region, and in the finals we will see at least 1 team. This team will be the winner of our pair.

Although nominally G2 are the favorites, the Danes are still very dangerous and insidious.

We are figuring out who will be the first participant in the grand final, and who will have to say goodbye to ambitions for the championship.

Form G2

Traditionally, beginners - we disassemble the shape of the favorite. As mentioned above, this is G2 Esports.

We can agree with this, because the bookmakers' quotes differ by 0.4-0.5, which, although it makes G2 a favorite, is not so obvious.

Probably, an important role in this is played by the victory of G2 in Group A, where Gambit also performed. But, as we know, Gambit has already left the championship, which means that we can talk about the unpreparedness of the best team in the world. However, let's leave the speculations for later, and now let's take a look at the performance of the last matches of G2

Results of the latest matches G2

• Win over NiP 2-1
• Lost to NaVi with a score of 1-2
• Defeat Complexity 2-0
• Beat BIG 2-1
• Defeat Gambit 2-1

With this sorted out, and now let's move on to the mappula.

G2 Cards

The most successful G2 map is Mirage (69% win rate with 19 games), but they are not destined to play there. Astralis don't play Mirage.

The worst one is Ancient, but there are too few cards played, so let's take Nuke. There G2 has a 44% win rate with 9 cards.

Astralis shape

Astralis, which occupies the 10th position in the HLTV rating, will oppose the 3 world teams. It seems that the Danes want to return to the top again.

So far at IEM Cologne, everything is working out for this. And this is the merit of the Danes.

Despite the obvious problems in the form of the lack of a maine sniper, the Danish five impose the best teams on the battle. And in Cologne, he does not just impose a fight, but replays.

Astralis Recent Results

• Lost at Gambit with a score of 0-2
• Defeat FaZe 2-0
• Defeat Heroic 2-0
• Victory over NaVi with a score of 1-2
• Victory over VP 2-1

An interesting trend is looming. In matches against European clubs, Astralis feel much better than against the CIS.

Astralis Maps

The best Astralis card is Nuke. With 10 matches, 77% wins.

The worst is Overpass, which is not played by G2. Here Astralis has 40% with 5 cards.

It will be very interesting to watch the choice of cards in this match. I think this will be the main guarantee for victory.

Personal meeting history

Over the past 5 games Astralis are leading with a score of 3-2.

The outcome of the meeting

Looking at the situation in more depth, Astralis seem more attractive to me. Still, G2 does not show something phenomenal, although they play very healthy. I'll take a chance and bet on the Danes.

Outcome: Astralis victory.