The second stage of the European division will begin on April 5 ESL Pro League Season 11 by CS: GO. The editors of Cybersport.ru and the “Rating of Bookmakers” decided to compete in the forecasts for the tournament.
Three meetings will take place on the first day of the second stage: Faze clan will play with Fnatic, Astralis will fight with Natus vincere, a mousesports will face Og. Schedule and results of the confrontations are available here.
Representatives of the parties in the first round:
- “Rating Bookmakers”: Alexander Petr1k Petrik – analyst.
- Cybersport.ru: Alexey lope Borisov – author.
Bookmaker Rating Bet
FaZe Clan vs Fnatic
Teams have not played with each other for a long time. FaZe looks very strong on the EPL, but has lost some close matches to the tier-1 teams (G2, mouz). The CIS squad had no problems against the team, but Fnatic was clearly not from a timid dozen. There will be a very powerful match, there will be a struggle on any map. Objectively, it is impossible to say who will be stronger in this game, so I bet on a more attractive coefficient.
Rate: ₽500 to win Fnatic with a coefficient of 2.25.
Astralis vs Natus Vincere
Although Astralis left the group from the first place, I was more remembered for having difficulties with NiP, ENCE and Vitality. Considering how the game between NAVI and Astralis ended on IEM Katowice (16: 5, 16: 5 for a team from the CIS), we can say that Natus Vincere is not the most convenient opponent for the Danes. Of course, defeat as in Katowice will not happen again, but as for me, NAVI is still the favorites of this confrontation. And they noticeably developed their ability to play online throughout the EPL, gradually coming from the defeats of BIG and North to a confident victory over Fnatic.
Rate: ₽500 to win Natus Vincere with a coefficient of 2.08.
Mousesports vs OG
In the group stage, the OG victory was given a coefficient of about four or even five, now more modest. Mousesports lost the full-time OG match in the first stage of the EPL, but then confidently figured out everything in their path. In the last match with OG mouz, she played so badly the attack and did not get the opportunity to really play for strengths on Train and Inferno. This situation is not typical for mousesports, and therefore is unlikely to happen again. In this match, she is my favorite and I see a reason to bet on her confident victory.
Rate: ₽500 to win mousesports with handicap -1.5 cards with a coefficient of 2.55.
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FaZe vs Fnatic
FaZe matches with Fnatic always come out very intense. The last time the teams met in November last year as part of the 10th league season – then FaZe was stronger. I think that this time the composition Nicola NiKo Kovacs will prevail.
In recent matches, FaZe looked very confident: it seems that the roster has finally decided on the roles. The winstrike team has three consecutive wins (without a single given card) and has excellent statistics on Mirage, Inferno and Nuke.
Fnatic, though winning, is far from so confident. And the opponents of the Swedes are usually not so formidable – in the last month the team gave out Dignitas, North and forZe cards, and managed to lose BIG in the group stage of the 12th season.
Perhaps I’ll venture to put ₽750 at 2: 0 in favor of FaZe. NiKo, don’t let me down!
Rate: ₽750 to the exact score 2: 0 in favor of FaZe Clan with a coefficient of 2.90.
Astralis – Natus Vincere
There will be heat! It seems to me to guess the winner in this matchup is to hit the sky with your finger. Well, try to get there. In early spring, both teams cannot boast of stability, although they occupy the first and second places in the HLTV.org rating.
If Astralis basically has problems at the beginning of the season, then Natus Vincere started it online. Both teams hold a series of victories (in four and three matches, respectively), but they did not destroy opponents – each card won was worth a lot of effort. And this is not a figure of speech: most recently, the Danes defeated NiP, and they also managed to pat the nerves of ENCE, which no one seems to believe in anymore.
NAVI, after the triumph in Katowice, could not continue the winning streak online: there were defeats from not the most formidable BIG and North, as well as a victorious but unrealistically intense series with forZe.
Perhaps I will bet ₽750 to win Astralis with a score of 2: 1. But when I watch the game I won’t think about money – it’s a sin when such teams meet!
Rate: ₽750 to the exact score 2: 1 in favor of Astralis with a coefficient of 3.30.
Mousesports – OG
Another difficult match for predicts. First of all, precisely because of OG. This team does not cease to amaze: then it loses the shooting range 2 of the French scene, then it defeats the grands. But in general, the roster still looks very unstable, which is why I do not want to bet on the NBK team at all.
Mousesports is a slightly more predictable and stable team. After failure in Katowice, wards Finn karrigan andersen They started well in the ESL Pro League (although they managed to lose the same OG there). Victories over FaZe and G2 are worth a lot, so just bet $ 500 on the success of mouz. Hopefully no surprises. (kef 1.50)
Rate: ₽500 to win mousesports with a coefficient of 1.50.
Preliminary Results
The opinions of the participants were divided – they made the same choice only in the match mousesports against OG. Petrik evenly distributed $ 1.5 thousand on the results of the confrontations, and the author of Cybersport.ru decided to risk larger amounts and tried to predict the exact result in two meetings.
