Astralis vs. Evil Geniuses, Preview & Prediction - Free 1/19 CS:GO

Astralis is an absolute favorite when they take on Evil Geniuses in the Upper bracket quarter-final of the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 on Tuesday. The winner of this match will advance to the Upper semis and will meet a better side for the clash between G2 and FURIA, while the loser will drop down to the Lower bracket.

Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results

The No. 1 team in the CS:GO is coming back to the tour after a one-month absence and their previous participation at the IEM Global Challenge 2020. At that tournament, Astralis defeated Complexity, Vitality, Natus Vincere, and Liquid in the Grand Final to win the trophy and whopping $200,000 for the first place. It was their second title in December following a victorious campaign at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe. Astralis won 13 of the previous 16 matches.

In the last three months, Astralis was excellent on Inferno (84.2% win rate) and Train (75.0%), while they were below average only on Nuke (46.7%). Since November 2020, Astralis is playing with the same lineup and appeared on 50 maps with a record of 35 wins and 15 losses. The team members are Xyp9x (1.02 win rate), dupreeh (1.09), gla1ve (1.01), device (1.23), and Magisk (1.07).

Evil Geniuses Team Stats and Latest Results

Evil Geniuses had an extended break from the CS:GO as their previous game was at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 North America in November last year. After beating Rebirth and Triumph, they fell short to Chaos in the semi-finals and had to settle for $6,000. Still among the top 20 teams in the world, Evil Geniuses are trying to break into the top 10, but that will be an extremely hard thing to do at the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020. Evil Geniuses won three of the last six games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Evil Geniuses were unbeaten on Dust2 (played once) and Train (played twice), and played very well on Inferno (75.0%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Mirage (played once) and Overpass (played three times). Although they assembled their current squad in October last year, Evil Geniuses appeared on just 14 maps with a record of eight wins and six losses. The lineup is made of Stanislaw (1.05), Tarik (1.14), Brehze (1.15), Ethan (1.19), and CeRq (1.02).

Astralis vs. Evil Geniuses H2H Record

These rivals have met on seven occasions, and Evil Geniuses lead the all-time series 4-3. However, their most recent encounter was in November 2019, and a lot of things have changed since.

Astralis vs. Evil Geniuses Betting Preview

Evil Geniuses are definitely out of form after not playing for two months, and even though Astralis was absent for a month, they surely didn’t lose any rhythm. They will show why they finished the previous year at the top of the rankings with a comfortable win on Tuesday. At tournaments as strong as this one, I rarely bet on the handicaps, but on this occasion, I have to back Astralis to secure a 2-0 victory.

The Pick: Astralis -1.5 (-128 @GG.BET)