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

Eternal Fire and fnatic will meet in the final match of group A at ESL Pro League Season 17. The winner of this match will go to the playoffs, while the loser will go to pack their bags and prepare for the next championships.

I guess you all saw it very well, since fnatic is sorely lacking an idea of what results in difficulty on the weakest map of the Mongols. And let's not forget that the teams already met each other a few days ago, and then Eternal Fire actually gave away its game with childish mistakes and poor shooting.

Now the situation may repeat itself, in the sense that the Turkish team has excellent chances to win at least one card. In addition, fnatic will obviously cool down during these hours, which will definitely not play into the hands of keita's charges.

Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the map from Eternal Fire, since the Turkish team understands exactly what can be expected from the opponent. In turn, fnatic is somehow not impressive, and at a distance the guys will not come up with anything new.

Eternal Fire Form

The 20th team of the world ranking won the CCT Central Europe Series Finals 1 last week, showing not the most confident game, but still getting victories over key rivals.

At the same time, the Turkish team managed to qualify for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B, having suffered only one defeat in four matches played.

As for the performances in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here Eternal Fire is moving with intermittent success so far, as victories over Evil Geniuses and MIBR have been replaced by losses from G2 and fnatic.

Nevertheless, objectively, the team can cling, even though the leaders fall out in places.

Latest Eternal Fire results:

• 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.
• Defeated by fnatic with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.

Best Eternal Fire maps:

• Inferno - 75% of wins.
• Nuke - 67% of wins.
• Anubis - 67% of wins.
• Vertigo - 62% of wins.
• Overpass - 60% of wins.

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

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.

Then fnatic swam a bit, 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 performances in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here fnatic continues to move with varying success, interrupted by muddy victories and weak rounds. And there is an option in which the team will bury itself, because the game does not even show any dynamics.

fnatic's latest results:

• Victory over MIBR with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over IHC Esports with a score of 2:1.

Best fnatic cards:

• Nuke - 75% win rate.
• Overpass - 62% of wins.
• Vertigo - 60% of wins.

In turn, the European team usually refuses the Anubis card.

Eternal Fire Match Statistics — fnatic

As part of the current season, the teams have played one meeting - a few days ago at ESL Pro League Season 17, fnatic won with a score of 2:1.

Prediction for the match Eternal Fire vs fnatic

I have big doubts about fnatic's game, because the team lacks the safety margin and skill. In some places, a sniper can turn on or remember the youth of KRIMZ, but keita's wards look just awful as a whole.

In turn, the Turkish team is moving with varying success, but the guys at least play at their level and do not fail so obviously. To be honest, all those epithets that were thrown last time fit this match.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the Eternal Fire team.