Maç Tahmini: Eternal Fire - fnatic | Counter-Strike (CS2)

fnatic and Eternal Fire will meet in the semi-finals of the lower bracket of the ESL Pro League Season 17 group stage. The winner will go to play a match for a ticket to the playoffs, while the losing team will fly to the Last Chance bracket.

To be honest, fnatic's current form raises a lot of questions. First of all, the team does not come up with anything at all, trying to take out on shooting.

Secondly, the team manages to swim along the course of one separate map, which means that keita's charges are easy to break. In turn, Eternal Fire has gained momentum noticeably, and now it's a different team.

Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the map from the Turkish team, which, in the presence of errors from fnatic, can completely close the series in its favor. But we can do without risks, since Eternal Fire has enough options to justify trust.

fnatic form

The ninth team in the world ranking played ambiguously at the recent IEM Katowice 2023. Moreover, the European team played quite successfully in the Play-In and at the start of the group stage.

However, fnatic swam a bit further, although with Vitality the team showed their teeth and almost snatched the victory. And yet, with the defeat from Complexity Gaming, keita's wards crossed out many hopes, showing something on the uncertain side.

As for the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here the guys managed to go through MIBR. However, the day before, fnatic did nothing to oppose the Outsiders. And what is most interesting, in the last game the team was moved morally, forcing them to feel helpless.

fnatic's latest results:

• The victory over the Outsiders with a score of 2:1.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 1:2.
• Defeated by Complexity Gaming with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 0:2.

Best fnatic cards:

• Vertigo - 75% of wins.
• Overpass - 67% of wins.

Let's not forget that the European team decided to abandon the Anubis map.

Eternal Fire Form

The 20th team of the world ranking qualified for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B without any problems. Moreover, it was at this moment that the Turkish team began to gain momentum.

At the same time, Eternal Fire became the champion of CCT Central Europe Series Finals 1, having managed to swing through the tournament and get victories over forZe, ENCE (twice) and Bad News Eagles.

Nevertheless, already at the start of the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, the guys were defeated by G2, where, although they fought, it was still not enough. Fortunately, Eternal Fire was lucky with the opponent, since Evil Geniuses is not a competitor at all.

Latest Eternal Fire results:

• Lost to the Bad News Eagles 1:2.
• Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:0.
• 2-1 victory over the Bad News Eagles.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:0.

Best Eternal Fire maps:

• Inferno - 75% of wins.
• Nuke - 73% of wins.
• Overpass - 67% of wins.
• Anubis - 62% of wins.
• Vertigo - 57% of wins.

Let's not forget that the Turkish team is still refusing the Ancient map.

fnatic vs Eternal Fire Match Statistics

As part of the last season, the teams held one meeting - at Intel Extreme Masters Road to Rio 2022: European RMR A, the victory went to fnatic (2:0).

Prediction for the match fnatic — Eternal Fire

Personally, I have a feeling that the Turkish team can catch on to this meeting, since fnatic swims a lot at a distance and cannot find their game in any way. And objectively, the team shows a primitive game, making a minimum of movements.

In turn, Eternal Fire really took shape, nearly taking the Nuke card against G2. And then the guys quite confidently walked through Evil Geniuses, if you close your eyes to the delay on Overpass.

In general, fnatic remains the favorite of the match, but the Turks are unlikely to give up the series with a clean sheet. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the Eternal Fire team.