Maç Tahmini: IHC - fnatic | CS2 (CS:GO)

IHC and fnatic will meet in the semi-finals of the "Last Chance" bracket at ESL Pro League Season 17. The winner of this match will not ensure anything yet, since he will have to play one more duel with someone from the MIBR pair - Eternal Fire.

I think that in this match we will not see sensations, despite the dubious form of fnatic. Still, it's still hard for the Mongolian team to keep the bar high, and there are questions about the last match against Evil Geniuses.

In turn, keita's men were able to surprise in the last match against G2, showing a fairly confident game on the Nuke map. And yet, given the level of the two teams, it makes sense to return to logic.

Therefore, here I would recommend to take a closer look at fnatic's easy victory, which will be forced to play the first number in this match. Well, the IHC will have a tough test of strength, and I very much doubt that the Mongols will succeed.

Form IHC

The eighteenth team in the world ranking performed well at the recent IEM Katowice 2023, where they managed to score victories over paiN Gaming, FURIA and Cloud9.

After that, the Mongolian team confidently went through the closed qualifiers for the RMR tournament, winning all the matches, and in the framework of the ESL Challenger League Season 44: Asia-Pacific, the guys got several victories.

As for the performances in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here IHC scored one victory over Evil Geniuses, but at the same time managed to lose to Outsiders and MIBR. In general, the situation is ambiguous, since the Mongols did not show anything with direct competitors.

Latest IHC results:

• Victory over Vladivostok with a score of 16:9.
• Victory over Eruption with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to MIBR with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:1.

Best IHC Cards:

• Nuke - 92% win rate.
• Ancient - 78% of wins.
• Anubis - 60% of wins.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

It is worth recalling that the Mongolian team still does not play on the Vertigo 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.

However, fnatic had problems in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, which resulted in two losses against Outsiders and G2. Well, at least with MIBR and Eternal Fire, everything worked out for the team, which is why it remained afloat.

fnatic's latest results:

• 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.
• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2:1.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 0:2.

Best fnatic cards:

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

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

IHC meeting statistics — fnatic

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match IHC — fnatic

I'm not sure that the Mongolian team has options to turn around, since fnatic skates well on all the main IHC maps. On the plus side, we see a clear difference in class, which put the Mongols in their place twice in games against Outsiders and MIBR.

Yes, now fnatic is not showing the most confident game, but at a distance the team has not yet failed so much as not to believe in the guys against the backdrop of the Mongolian team.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the fnatic team with a score of 2: 0.