Astralis Talent vs. fnatic Rising, Preview, & Prediction - Free 8/01 CS: GO

The opponents will meet for their final match in the group stage. So far, the top 3 teams have been decided and they will clash for the remaining spot at the playoffs. The results of this matchup won't change the standing on the table.

Astralis Talent Team Stats and Latest Results

Astralis Talent is ranked 145th on the global ranking. At the group stage of the WePlay Academy League Season 1, they are ranked 6th after playing 13 games. They started the tournament on poor form and lost their first 3 matches. Their first win was against NAVI Junior (16:8) in the fourth round. They were also lucky to defeat VP.Prodigy (16:5) in the fourth round, FURIA Academy in the 8th round, and NAVI Junior (16:14). Their performance at the tournament was not a surprise because they lost all their matches at the Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals and Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Regionals. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 2 matches and lost 6. They have a win rate of 20.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months indicates that the team has registered a 50.0% win rate on Vertigo, 25.0% on Overpass. On the other side, they failed to win any match on Nuke (0.0%), Inferno (0.0%), Ancient (0.0%), and Train (0.0%). The team lineup includes vester (0.90), Altekz (0.87), Void (0.95), vigg0 (0.93), and Gnøffe (0.82).

fnatic Rising Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Rising is ranked 89th on the global ranking. They pulled a late win at the 12th round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 group stage when they played NAVI Junior (19:16). Meanwhile, they have won 7 matches after 13 rounds. They defeated VP.Prodigy (19: 17) at the second round, FURIA Academy (16: 5) at the third round, BIG Academy (16:6), Young Ninjas (16: 12), Astralis Talent (16: 12), FURIA Academy (16:13) at the 10th round, and NAVI Junior. Considering the last 8 matches, the team managed to win 3 and holds a win rate of 53.8%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months show that the team displayed an impressive performance on Inferno (66.7% win rate). They managed an average performance on Overpass (50.0%), Dust2 (50.0%), and Vertigo (33.3%). They have a relatively new lineup that consists of Kevve (0.78), Peppzor (0.95), kst (0.97), prosus (1.09), and regali (1.25).

Astralis Talent vs. fnatic Rising H2H Record

The opponents met at the 7th round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 tournament and fnatic Rising won on Overpass 12:16.

Astralis Talent vs. fnatic Rising Betting Preview

In this matchup, we believe fnatic Rising will win their 8th match because they have displayed a better performance on Inferno and Overpass. At the same time, they have a better rank globally and a better win rate.

The Pick: fnatic Rising to win.