FURIA and Evil Geniuses will play in the last round of the ESL Pro League Season 16 group stage. The Brazilian team looks quite cohesive, although Evil Geniuses has begun to gain momentum in recent matches.
For me, this match seems ambiguous, because FURIA can both close with a score of 2:0, and get real problems if it starts to go too far with aggression or pinch too much.
In short, I'm more inclined to choose the map from Evil Geniuses, because in the last rounds the team showed its best side over the past year and a half.
FORM FURIA
The thirteenth team in the world ranking failed in the last championships of the first half of the season. First of all, the Brazilian team took the last place at ESL Challenger Valencia 2022, showing a monstrous CS.
Secondly, FURIA failed to make it to the playoffs of IEM Cologne 2022, showing a crumpled game at that championship.
If we are talking about the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, then the Brazilians have already won three victories here. And still, FURIA did not secure a place in the playoffs, since a lot depends on the last match.
Latest FURIA results:
- Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
- The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:1.
- Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
The best FURIA cards:
- Overpass - 67% of wins.
- Inferno - 60% of wins.
- Vertigo - 60% of wins.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
Let's not forget that the Brazilian team has been refusing the Dust 2 map for a long time.
Evil Geniuses Form
The 35th team in the world ranking failed the first half of the season, becoming a real laughing stock. Immediately after the break, the North American team also failed at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, where they suffered three defeats and took the final last place.
Well, at least in the qualifiers for IEM Road to Rio 2022 for America, Evil Geniuses managed to show itself, without a chance to get to the RMR tournament.
As for the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, here the North Americans started with two defeats, but then unexpectedly returned to the fight, gaining six points at once in one gulp.
Evil Geniuses latest results:
- Victory over ATK with a score of 16:6.
- Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
- Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
Best Evil Geniuses cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Nuke - 67% of wins.
In turn, the Evil Geniuses team stopped appearing on the Vertigo map.
Match statistics FURIA — Evil Geniuses
The teams have not yet met in the current lineups.
Prediction for the match FURIA — Evil Geniuses
I'm wondering which map will be the choice of the Brazilian team. If FURIA again chooses Mirage, it may go out of business. As well as any other card, it can turn out to be a mistake, since there is not much information on the Evil Geniuses.
In turn, the North American team showed two good matches, outplaying Eternal Fire and Movistar Riders without a chance. Moreover, it is clear that Evil Geniuses has trained the Overpass card well, which, in theory, will be chosen in this duel.
In general, the victory of FURIA is quite a probable alignment. However, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the Evil Geniuses team.
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