Cloud9 and FORZE battle it out to be the winner of the BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023. An interesting clash in which I don't think everything is so clear-cut.
First and foremost, such thoughts are due to the banal fatigue of the Regionals, who have played enough matches in recent days, albeit losing once.
In turn, FORZE only managed to get past Virtus.pro and MOUZ in this championship, which is pretty serious. And for the rest, the guys closed March in a solid fashion with several unexpected victories.
So here I would take a closer look at the card from the MOUZ team, which can play on the opponent's main disadvantage.
Cloud9 Form
The fifth ranked team in the world managed to be in the final of the last ESL Pro League Season 17. However, there the Russian team lost to FaZe Clan, winning on only one map.
However, Cloud9 went on to win BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe, along the way qualifying for IEM Dallas 2023 with one defeat from Astralis.
As for the BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023 play-offs, Cloud9 managed to beat Falcons and GODSENT without dropping a single game.
Cloud9's latest results:
- A 2-1 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- A 2-1 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- A 2-1 victory over BIG.
- 1-2 defeat of Astralis.
- 2-0 win over OG.
Cloud9's best scores:
- Vertigo - 92% wins.
- Mirage - 83% wins.
- Overpass - 62% wins.
- Ancient - 60% wins.
Let's not forget that the Russian team continues to reject Nuke maps.
FORZE uniforms
The sixteenth ranked team in the world at the recent ESL Pro League Season 17, where with three victories over Natus Vincere, Team Spirit and ENCE made it to the quarterfinals.
However, there the Russian team expectedly failed to cope with FaZe Clan, although they managed to compete and take away the Overpass card.
As for the play-offs of the BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023, here FORZE has already managed to pass Bad News Eagles, Virtus.pro and MOUZ with a very confident performance.
FORZE's latest results:
- Defeat to FaZe Clan by a score of 1-2.
- Defeat at the hands of Monte, 0-2.
- Beat Bad News Eagles 2-0.
- Beat Virtus.pro 2-0.
- Beat MOUZ 2-0.
FORZE top scorers:
- Ancient - 71% wins.
- Overpass - 64% wins.
- Nuke - 62% wins.
- Anubis - 57% wins.
- Mirage - 53% wins.
- Inferno - 52% wins.
In turn, the FORZE team has traditionally refused to play Vertigo.
Cloud9 - FORZE match statistics
The teams have not met in the current line-up.
Forecast for the match Cloud9 - FORZE
No less important is FORZE's advantage in the Vertigo ban. Moreover, Cloud9 has rarely played Anubis, while things are very mixed with Inferno.
Adding the fatigue factor, Jerry and company have a good chance. All the more reason for the team to take everyone out in front of their feet here. It's clear that the Cloudy remain the favourites in the match, but it's unlikely to be a rout.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Forum on the cards (+1.5) for the FORZE team.
