FaZe Clan and NAVI will compete for the right to become the winner of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. In fact, we are in for a very cool meeting, in which everyone wants to win. However, the CS that the teams showed in the semi-finals is somewhat different. Therefore, based on what I saw, in this final I am all for NAVI, which simply did not feel ENCE.
FaZe Clan form
The first team in the world rankings advanced to the third major grand final in a row. Let me remind you that IEM Katowice 2022 and ESL Pro League Season 15 are left to the team. But if you look back at the major as a whole, now FaZe Clan is not playing as brightly as it did two or three months ago.
If you look at the team's path to the final, FaZe Clan managed to lose to ENCE, beat Copenhagen Flames and NIP, giving away one map each. As for the quarterfinals, here we saw not the most confident, but productive game in the sense that the guys achieved their goal by outplaying Team Spirit. However, you need to look at the content, and FaZe Clan allowed the opponent enough space, given the viscosity of the meeting itself.
Moreover, you can't tell from the game that we have a confident champion in front of us, who, without taking a couple of clutches, could go to the third map. As a result, I state far from the most confident CS performed by karrigan and the company, with whom you can burn out at a crucial moment.
Latest FaZe Clan results:
- Victory over the Bad News Eagles with a score of 16:4.
- Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 16:8.
- 2:1 victory over Copenhagen Flames.
- Victory over NIP with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.
Best FaZe Clan maps:
- Ancient - 100% win rate.
- Nuke - 100% win rate.
- Inferno - 75% of wins.
- Mirage - 70% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 70% win rate.
It is worth recalling that the team continues to refuse the Vertigo card. However, at the moment, I would rather believe in the ban of Ancient, which FaZe Clan is so afraid of.
Form NAVI
The second team of the world ranking had a great start in the main stage of PGL Major Antwerp 2022, where they won three matches and advanced to the playoffs. Looking back, the quarter-finals against Heroic turned out to be difficult, but even here the team showed a cool performance on Nuke.
But we are more concerned about the semi-final, in which the Born to Win took out ENCE feet first. Honestly, if the team shows the same CS in the grand final, then FaZe Clan will not have a single chance. Moreover, it seems that NAVI gradually found synergy inside, which was so lacking all the last months.
Well, let's not forget that for the current meta, the team shows too strong an attack, against which it is difficult to oppose anything.
Latest NAVI results:
- Victory over G2 with a score of 19:17.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 16:8.
- Victory over NIP with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Heroic with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:0.
The best NAVI maps:
- Ancient - 100% win rate.
- Dust 2 - 80% of wins.
- Mirage - 78% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
Do not forget that "Born to Win" has not been playing on the Vertigo map for a long time, namely, never.
Statistics of meetings FaZe Clan — NAVI
Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:
- NAVI's victory at Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice with a score of 2:1.
- FaZe Clan's victory at ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:0.
However, now the situation is somewhat different, even if the cards may repeat themselves.
Prediction for the match FaZe Clan — NAVI
The grand final of a championship of this level needs no introduction. And it's hard to imagine a brighter match, because we have two of the best teams in the world ranking.
Yes, to some extent, both teams are not in optimal condition, experiencing problems with the start in the BO3 series. And the first factor that will decide the fate of the grand final will be a successful start.
Secondly, you need to look at the path of the commands. And if FaZe Clan did not play the last matches at the most outstanding level, then NAVI, especially in the semifinals, showed something unthinkable, literally kicking ENCE from the server.
Exactly what I expected happened - the "Born to Win" turned on the fifth gear, seasoning everything with a verified attack.
The third factor that should not be forgotten is the fans. I think that for the most part, the arena will support NAVI, which has great chances to win the second major in a row.
In the bottom line, it doesn’t even make sense to predict the cards, since luck will decide everything, as well as decision-making in individual episodes. And if in the first case FaZe Clan is ahead, then, in theory, “Born to Win” are ahead of the opponent.
Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the NAVI team, which, as it seems, after the semifinals, has approached its last year's champion form.
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