Astralis Talent vs. FURIA Academy, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/19 CS: GO

Eight teams battle for 4 spots at the LAN Finals which is worth $100,000. The top 3 teams at the group stage will get an automatic spot while the rest will play additional games at the brackets to qualify. In this match, FURIA Academy is the favorite to win.

Astralis Talent Team Stats and Latest Results

Astralis Talent is ranked 232nd on the global ranking. Since the year started, the Danish team has shown deplorable performance and the best they have registered was at the LOOT.BET Season 9 Closed Qualifier where they finished 3-4th in April. Meanwhile, they failed to win a single match both at the BLAST Rising 2021, Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals, and Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Regionals. At the same time, Astralis Talent lost all their last 8 matches.

Map statistics in the last 3 months show that the team displayed discouraging results because they won 2 matches and lost 3 on Overpass and achieved a 40.0% win rate. On the other hand, they lost all their matches on Nuke (0.0%), Inferno (0.0%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Train (0.0%). The team lineup consists of vester (0.91), Altekz (0.82), Void (0.94), vigg0 (0.92), and Gnøffe (0.83).

FURIA Academy Team Stats and Latest Results

FURIA Academy is ranked 132nd on the global ranking. The Brazilian team has shown an average performance since March because they were in position 159th in March. At the same time, they performed averagely in most tournaments during the same period. They finished 1 - 4th at the RedZone PRO League Season, 5-8th at the CBCS Retake Series 2021 Season 1 tournament and 3rd at the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A June Cup. Out of the last 8 matches, they won 3 matches and lost 5. They have a win rate of 40.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team was impressive on Dust2 (75.0%) and Overpass (75.0%). They had an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (33.3%), Nuke (33.3%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team lineup consists of zmb (0.99), piriaz1n (1.07), drop (1.04), ninjaZ (0.92), and decenty (1.12).

Astralis Talent vs. FURIA Academy H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament. We expect an interesting matchup during their first head-to-head encounter.

Astralis Talent vs. FURIA Academy Betting Preview

Astralis Talent has a bad reputation and nothing seems to change unless the entire squad is revamped. FURIA Academy hasn’t been impressive either but we can conclude that they have a better team compared to Astralis Talent. The Brazilian team has an above-average win rate on both Dust2 and Overpass. FURIA Academy is also well organized and comes with a quality lineup.

The Pick: FURIA Academy to win.