Match forudsigelse: BIG - Astralis | Counter-Strike (CS2)

BIG and Astralis will fight for the right to reach the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In. At the same time, the losing team will leave the championship, clearly giving a reason to look for a strengthening of the roster.

Moreover, in this match, I would not single out a favorite, since BIG plays on LAN much worse than online, and Astralis has its own gaming problems, which it has been facing for more than a month.

And it's much more interesting to see three maps, because the match itself is interesting. In any case, it all depends on the choice of teams, although the Ancient ban from the Germans does not play in favor of the Danes.

Form BIG

The ninth team in the world ranking recently became the winner of the Roobet Cup 2022, having managed to outplay FaZe Clan twice during the championship. But most importantly, the Germans are again playing with a substitute, trying to survive in this format for a month and a half.

And yet, at the start of IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In, the team managed to cope with ORDER, showing an exemplary defense on Nuke. However, then BIG somehow lost to the Outsiders, for which they ended up in the lower bracket.

Honestly, with all these substitutions and results outside of online, the team does not look so formidable. And yet, on any one map, BIG is definitely capable of shooting.

Latest BIG results:

• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over ORDER with a score of 16:7.
• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 0:2.

Best BIG cards:

• Mirage - 67% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 62% of wins.
• Overpass - 57% of wins.
• Nuke - 57% win rate
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.

It is worth saying that in recent weeks the German team has been refusing the Ancient map.

Astralis shape

The twelfth team of the world ranking performed well at the same Roobet Cup 2022, where they managed to reach the semi-finals and compete with FaZe Clan.

However, at the start of IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In, the Danish team failed as they managed to lose to 00NATION.

Yes, then Astralis redeemed itself for the failure, defeating Complexity on two maps. But we say again that the once cool Danes show indistinct CS against the backdrop of not the strongest opponents.

Astralis latest results:

• Victory over Complexity with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over forZe with a score of 2:0.
• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
• Lost to 00NATION with a score of 6:16.
• Victory over Complexity with a score of 2:0.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 75% win rate.
• Overpass - 67% of wins.
• Ancient - 55% win rate
• Inferno - 67% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 50% win rate.

In turn, the Danish team manages to abandon both Inferno and Vertigo with Mirage.

Statistics of meetings BIG — Astralis

As part of the current season, the teams held four meetings:

• BIG's victory at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• BIG's victory at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• Astralis won at IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In with a score of 2:1.
• The victory of Astralis in the Pinnacle Cup Championship 2022 with a score of 2:0.

It is worth saying that in all cases the teams played on the Dust 2 map.

Prediction for the match BIG — Astralis

I don't think that the German team will give up on their own, once again choosing Dust 2. Although, considering yesterday's game from the Danes, BIG can take a closer look at Mirage.

In turn, Astralis can choose between Nuke and Overpass, where the team is clearly more interesting than the same Germans. Still, I don't think we will limit ourselves to two maps, as the match is intriguing, and a ticket to the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022 is at stake.

Therefore, here I would recommend betting on Total on cards 2.5 more.