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We continue to keep an eye on what's happening at IEM Cologne 2025. At the first major tournament of the new season, the Long Run play-offs will take place.
There will be 6 teams playing in the main stage of IEM Cologne 2025. Among them is MOUZ - FURIA.
We will see who of the pair FURIA - MOUZ will be stronger and will go to the next stage of IEM Cologne 2025, where Vitality will be waiting for the winner.
How the bookies view it: MOUZ favourite
MOUZ are the favourite in this match. The average odds for MOUZ to win are 1.4.
FURIA are second with odds to win at around 2.5.
MOUZ form. What to expect from MOUZ
Let's open the MOUZ vs FURIA match with an analysis of MOUZ form. In this match they play as favourites with odds to win at around 1.4.
- MOUZ line-up: torzsi, xertioN, Jimpphat, Brollan, Spinx.
In the opening match of IEM Cologne 2023, MOUZ played against The MongolZ. An easy outing on paper ended in a nervous Bo1 on the dops, followed by a 22-19 win for MOUZ on Nuke.
Already in the match to qualify for the group stage MOUZ were much more confident. They beat NiP 2-0 (16-12 Nuke and 16-7 Inferno) without any problems.
The first match of the group stage was not a big challenge for MOUZ either. NaVi lost at Ancient with a score of 16-9 and Overpass with a score of 16-12.
After beating NaVi, MOUZ failed to gain a foothold and lost the next two series. As a result, the "mice" at IEM Cologne 2023 took the top 12.
Before ESL Pro League Season 18, the team played at the local championship Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. They managed to win, defeating BIG 2-0 in the grand finals.
In their debut match at ESL Pro League Season 18, MOUZ faced mibr. Being the favourites, MOUZ failed to defeat the Brazilians and unexpectedly ended up in the bottom of Group B.
The group stage was a mixed bag for MOUZ, but still more successful than not. An unexpected defeat in the top set cheered MOUZ up and they effortlessly went over the heads of their opponents, Heroic among them, at the bottom of the group stage table. Having not lost a single game in the lower grid, MOUZ made it here.
In the first round of the ESL Pro League Season 18 play-offs, MOUZ seemed to be off the chain. The Brazilians from FURIA were literally stomped, and the "mice" celebrated an easy 2-0 victory, giving their opponents a total of 9 rounds per game.
In the match before that MOUZ met another grandee of the European scene - FaZe Clan. "Mice" on a spree swept through the match and closed the series with a score of 2-0.
In the match for the exit here MOUZ met G2 Esports. They became another trophy in the Mouse's piggy bank at ESL Pro League S18.
MOUZ went on to defeat ENCE (2-1) and NaVi in the EPL S18 Grand Final with a resounding 3-0 score. Prior to the Thunderpick World Championship 2023, MOUZ played at IEM Sydney 2023, where they again faced FaZe. This time FaZe retaliated for the upset defeat and knocked MOUZ out at the Top 4 stage.
Thunderpick World Championship 2023 MOUZ ended prematurely. They lost in the first round of play-offs to FaZe, who later became the tournament champions.
Later was the CS Asia Championship 2023, where MOUZ performed well. They reached the grand finals, but there they lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 0-2.
At Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 MOUZ started their performance with a rather unexpected defeat. They defeated Apeks 16-19 in the first round of the group stage. Next up was a match with CoL for life at the event, which the "mice" won with a one-card deficit. However, they couldn't stay in the championship race for long: MOUZ crashed out at the Top 6 stage.
After that, it was BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, where the "mice" took TOP-4. This was the last tournament of the 2023 season. They started the 2024 season with a top-7 finish at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B. Next was IEM Katowice 2024, where the "mice" took TOP-4.
At PGL Major CS2 Copenhagen 2024, they made their way from TOP-1-2 to European RMR B. At the tournament itself, Mice started off with a win over Ecstatic and then beat Eternal Fire, which gave them a 2-0 lead.
Next up was IEM China 2024, where MOUZ continued to "dial it up". This time the team managed to reach the grand final, but FaZe were stronger.
MOUZ were very confident in the play-offs of ESL Pro League Season 19. They also confidently swept through the play-offs championship and won the tournament by shutting out Vitality 3-0 in the grand finals.
MOUZ visited IEM Dallas 2024, where they finished in the top 12, which is a very difficult result for a team of MOUZ's calibre.
Esports World Cup 2024 MOUZ started with a match against Sashi Esports, where they won 2-1, which again is not very good. After making it to the play-offs they defeated FURIA Esports with a score of 2-1. The Esports World Cup 2024 MOUZ finished in the top 4, Ledgeiv beating NaVi in the grand final.
IEM Cologne 2024 Long Competed straight from the group stage, where in the first match they played against Falcons and won 2-1. And in the play-offs match they beat CoL even more confidently with a 2-0 win. In the first round of play-offs "mice" very confidently beat G2 Esports with a score of 2-0, but then lost to NaVi, taking the final TOP-4.
ESL Pro League Season 20 started with a shaky 2-1 win over Rooster. MOUZ's problems at EPL S20 came to light in the following matches, when MOUZ lost to Imperial and CoL 0-2 in succession. Fnatic won the last chance net and therefore lost to CoL 0-2, leaving ESL Pro League Season 20 without making it to the play-offs.
At IEM Rio 2024 MOUZ played in Group A. MOUZ made it to the play-offs from the bottom of the group after beating CoL and FaZe Clan. In the play-offs they beat Vitality (2-1) and FURIA (2-0). They failed to get the victory: in the grand final they lost to NaVi with the score 1-3. Later MOUZ played at BLAST Premier: World Final 2024, where they were ranked Top 6.
They got to the Elimination Stage of PW Shanghai Major 2024 thanks to their successful play at European RMR A, where they took TOP-1-2. Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 started with a victory over paiN Gaming. Later they lost to MongolZ and FaZe, but defeated 3DMax. In the match for life at the tournament, they outplayed MIBR. MOUZ opened the playoffs of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 with a match against MongolZ, where they won 2-0, though not without problems. In the next match MOUZ played against Spirit, where Ledge won 0-2.
The start of the 2025 season was very hard for the "mice". The team played a very mediocre BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, finishing in the top 32 and similarly poorly in IEM Katowice 2025, failing to make it out of the group stage and finishing in 16th place.
The group stage of PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 was a bitterly contested: MOUZ Long Sogpeg started with victories over BIG and 3DMax, but then lost to Falcons and FaZe. In the decisive match they defeated Vp, which gave them a passage to the main stage. The play-offs started with a match against paiN Gaming, where MOUZ won 2-0. Next - victory over Astralis and finally victory over Falcons in the grand finals.
They started ESL Pro League Season 21 with a win over FURIA. Then they defeated Falcons, but Vitality failed to qualify for the play-offs with a score of 3-0. They got it on their next attempt by beating Liquid. In the play-offs Long Sogpegov with a win over G2 Esports (2-1). In the semi-finals, they defeated Spirit in a tough match. However, there was not enough energy for the grand final: MOUZ Ledge defeated Vitality 0-3.
At the Long Circuit BLAST Open Lisbon 2025 MOUZ played against Falcons, where they won 2-0. Then they got a very difficult victory in the match against Spirit (2-1). But Vitality, as expected, did not have enough energy: 0-2 and got into the first round of play-offs. The play-offs opened with a match against G2 Esports, where the "mice" beat the "samurai" without any chances. In the match to advance to the grand finals, they defeated Eternal Fire 2-0. In the grand finals, they lost to Vitality with a score of 2-3.
At IEM Melbourne 2025, MOUZ won Group A, thus advancing to the semi-finals. However, they didn't manage to stay long in the main stage of IEM Melbourne 2025: in the first match of the play-offs they lost to Falcons (0-2) without a chance, thus leaving the tournament in 4th place.
After a normal performance at IEM Melbourne 2025 MOUZ took on BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 1. There the "mice" managed to get into the top 4. Then - TOP-2 at IEM Dallas 2025 and a passage to the TOP-4 at PGL Austin Major 2025.
MOUZ Mapple
MOUZ's favourite map remains Inferno. The Mice have played it three times in the last 3 months and won all their games there. Nuke is also doing well, with MOUZ winning 3 out of 4 Nuke games played.
Among the good options are Vertigo and Ancient, where MOUZ have 2 wins in 3 games each.
The most undesirable map is Mirage. MOUZ has played it 6 times, but has won only once.
FURIA form. What to expect from FURIA
We continue the analysis of the match FURIA - MOUZ with the analysis of FURIA form.
FURIA have attended over 10 tournaments during the year, but their successes have been mediocre. The most high-profile win was a Top 1 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR, which gave them a spot at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023.
Furia finished their only Major of the season on a Minor note. They failed to rise above the top 16 and were not given by G2 Esports. The misfortunes of the Brazilians did not end there.
Before the ESL Pro League Long Season, the team failed the following events: IEM Masters Dallas 2023 (TOP-12), Thunderpick World Championship 2023 (TOP-16), and Gamers8 2023 (TOP-16).
- FURIA line-up: yuurih, YEKINDAR, KSCERATO, FalleN, molodoy.
Just before the ESL Pro League Season 18 Long Round, FURIA played at Pinnacle Cup V, where they managed to reach the Top 2. This was the most breakthrough result since the American RMR.
At ESL Pro League Season 18 FURIA played in Basket A. They got to the bottom net after the first round, and from there they went to the last chance net after the second round. There they cameback, defeating Grayhound and GamerLegion, thus getting their slot in the play-offs.
However, they didn't manage to play in the play-offs. In the first round FURIA ran into MOUZ, who became the champions of the prestigious event. As you have already guessed, FURIA lost and with a score of 0-2.
Next, the Brazilians played at a few more events. It was BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown, with a top-4 for FURIA after losing to Complexity, and also BGS Esports 2023, with a win there.
FURIA entered the Roobet Cup 2023 play-offs pretty confident. They won Group A, ending their two matches with a win.
In the opening match of the Roobet Cup 2023 play-offs FURIA played against Apeks. The Europeans put up a fight, twice taking 11 rounds per card, but it wasn't enough: Furia won 2-0.
Next, FURIA faced Vp in the semi-finals, where they finished their journey to Roobet Cup 2023. After a top-4 finish there, they repeated the result at PARI, Please.
In their opening match at Elisa Masters Espoo 2023, FURIA started with a win over Complexity. Next was a play-offs match against Apeks, where the Brazilians failed to build on their success and lost 0-2.
In the final match of the group stage FURIA played against MOUZ. Being the underdog, the Brazilians managed to oust one of the main contenders to win the Elisa Masters Espoo and qualify for the play-offs. In the end, FURIA performed very well and took the tournament championship by beating Apeks (3-1) in the grand final.
Next were BB Dacha, where FURIA finished top-6, top-24 at IEM Katowice 2024, top-6 at RES Western European Masters: Spring 2024 and then qualifiers for top tournaments. And if at the qualifiers for IEM Dallas Furia was unlucky, they lost in the final 9z, but at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: American RMR the team managed to win and qualify for the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major from the American region.
At the tournament itself, FURIA are looking pretty bad so far. FalleN and company lost to their former teammate coldzera in Legacy, as well as Lynn Vision, and managed to win only against KOI, who have already left the championship.
In the next match at PGL CS 2 Copenhagen Major 2024 FURIA beat ENCE. And they beat ENCE 2-0, without much of a chance. In the match for the Elimination Stage they beat sAw, but then they failed to control: at the end of the Elimination Stage Furia won 2-3 and left the World Championship.
Before the ESL Pro League Season 19, FURIA played at IEM China 2024, where they finished top-12. In the first round of ESL Pro League Season 19 FURIA opened with a match against Liquid and Ledge played the Americans with the score 1-2. Then - even more The International heresnier: match against forZe, where FURIA being the favourite went 0-2, and also lost their peak with the score 0-13. In the next match they met BNK and at least there they won on class. However, they failed to reach the top 20.
Before playing at EWC 2024, they played at several Minor CCT tournaments, where they didn't achieve much. At the Esports World Cup 2024 they performed very well, reaching the play-offs and taking the card from MOUZ.
IEM Cologne 2024 FURIA started from the Play-In stage, where they first beat Imperial, but then Ledge and Liquid in the match for the group stage. However, they managed to qualify at the second attempt after defeating Heroic. In the first match of the group stage Ledge and Vitality, and later they left the championship at the TOP-16, Ledge defeated Team Liquid in the decisive match.
ESL Pro League Season 20 FURIA started with a victory over Falcons (2-1), but then Ledge and Vitality (0-2). Then they went down the drain and lost to Spirit and left the championship at the TOP-16 stage.
Before playing at PW Shanghai Major 2024: Americas RMR, FURIA played at IEM Rio 2024, where they reached the TOP-4. FURIA made it to the main tournament - PW: Shanghai Major 2024 after defeating 9Z in the deciding basket match 2-2.
At PW Opening Stage 2024 FURIA Long started with a defeat by GamerLegion. And then - 3 wins (against Imperial, Wildcard and BIG) and an exit to the Elimination Stage. Directly on Elimination Stage Furia Long started with an unexpected victory over Spirit, but then lost to Vitality and Liquid. Next, they won against paiN, but finished the championship by losing to the future top 2 from FaZe.
FURIA started the 2025 season by losing BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, where they finished in the top 16. Next up was an appearance at IEM Katowice 2025, where they also finished in the top 16.
ESL Pro League Season 21 Long They started with a win over Lynn Vision, but then lost to Eternal Fire. Overcame the first group stage with a score of 3-2. Once in the top 16, FURIA Ledge beat MOUZ and Liquid, but were defeated by their compatriots from MIBR.
FURIA visited ESL Pro League Season 21. There the Brazilian club failed to overcome the group stage and FURIA left the championship at the TOP-14 stage. In addition, they attended BLAST Lisbon 2025, where they took the last place.
At PGL Bucharest 2025 Long Sogpeg started with a win over Apogee Esports and then lost to Complexity. Then Ledge or Vp and everything as usual. Total - TOP-14.
In the PGL Astana 2025 FURIA passed very confidently, taking the top 3. Passed in play-offs with a score of 3-1, Ledgeiv only MongolZ. In the opening match of play-offs FURIA beat MIBR with the score 2-0. As a result, they reached the top 4. However, the next tournaments were much worse: TOP-9-12 at IEM Dallas 2025 and TOP-8 at PGL Austin Major 2025.
FURIA Mapple
The best map of FURIA remains Vertigo, the Brazilians played there 5 times and won in 3 maps. Next comes Mirage, already with 7 games and 4-3 stats.
Neutral choice for Furia will be Nuke and Ancient. There the Brazilians have 6 maps and the score is 3-3 on each.
The worst is Overpass (2-3) and Inferno (1-2).
Predicted result of the match FURIA - MOUZ at IEM Cologne 2025
In this match I expect a brisk Counter-Strike. Obviously, FURIA have much less chance to win, but they can squeeze the map. However, I don't want to take any risks in this match.
Bottom line: MOUZ wins.
