Forudsigelse på match CS2 Team Spirit - Astralis

Team Spirit and Astralis will meet in the Long Cogneg quarter-finals of the closed qualification for IEM Dallas 2023. Interestingly, the teams played twice at the recent ESL Pro League Season 17, exchanging wins.

Looking ahead, however, the Dragons have shown much more promise, even despite a disappointing defeat in the second head-to-head encounter.

Here, I don't really want to look at the Danes, who can't find themselves on the court yet. And there is no confidence in the Astralis game, as the team is trying to play according to old strategies.

Therefore, here I would place my bets on Team Spirit winning, who under optimal conditions are capable of closing the meeting and competing for a slot in the tournament.

Team Spirit's form

The fourteenth-ranked team in the world rankings failed at the CCT Central Europe Malta Finals 1, where they couldn't make it into the play-offs after losses to ENCE and Movistar Riders.

About the same story happened in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, where the Russian team started well, but then lost their chances.

As a result, Team Spirit lost consecutively to NAVI and Astralis, even though they were clear favourites for a slot in the play-offs even in the Last Chance grid.

Team Spirit's latest results:

• A 2-0 win over Astralis.
• A 1-2 loss to FORZE.
• Victory over Team Liquid 2-0.
• Defeat by Natus Vincere 0-2.
• 1-2 defeat by Astralis.

Team Spirit's best record:

• Overpass - 100% wins.
• Anubis - 71% wins.

Let's not forget that the Russian team have been steadily giving up Inferno maps.

Form Astralis

The sixteenth ranked team in the world also disappointed the fans in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, showing a very weak game in the championship.

Yes, Astralis did manage to defeat ATK and Team Spirit, and also struggled against NAVI. However, the general logic of the Danish squad is that they struggle in important matches.

Fortunately, the team was able to qualify for IEM Dallas 2023 at the first attempt, and they did very well in the qualifying tournament. Still, it's too early to draw conclusions, as we must look at the performances.

The latest results from Astralis:

• A 2-1 victory over Team Spirit.
• A 0-2 defeat for Team Liquid.
• 16-6 win over 1WIN.
• Beat Iron Branch 16-10.
• 2-0 win over HEET.

Astralis top scorers:

• Ancient - 78% wins.
• Overpass - 71% wins.
• Inferno - 62% wins.
• Nuke - 60% wins.
• Vertigo - 57% wins.

In turn, the Danish team remains at risk of not showing up on the Anubis map.

Team Spirit - Astralis encounter statistics

During the current season, the teams have played two meetings:

• Team Spirit's 2-0 victory in ESL Pro League Season 17.
• Victory for Astralis in ESL Pro League Season 17 with a score of 2-1.

Interestingly, both times the teams played on the Mirage and Ancient cards.

Team Spirit vs Astralis match prediction

We would like to believe that Team Spirit will solve its problems and be able to gain confidence. On the other hand, on the background of Astralis there are excellent chances to open up again.

To be honest, I wouldn't judge from the matches at ESL Pro League Season 17, as it's a slightly different story now. Although, even then, the Dragons seemed stronger in the second match as well, trivializing the game.

So in this case I would recommend betting on Team Spirit to win.