Astralis vs. fnatic, Preview & Prediction - Free 3/29 CS:GO
Unlike Astralis, who has a motivation to get a win here and advance to the Play-In as the top team from Group D, fnatic lost all the chances to progress to the playoffs. fnatic is the weakest team in this group and the competition is already finished for them.
Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results
Astralis is looking to return to the top of the CS:GO standings, but in order to do that, they would need to win this tournament. It’s so far so good for the Danish side, who is occupying the No. 1 spot in Group D at the ESL Pro League Season 13 with three wins from four games. They need a victory on Monday to secure first place and go to the Play-In. So far at the tournament, Astralis beat Liquid, Virtus.pro, and Endpoint, after losing to Evil Geniuses in the opening round. Astralis won nine of the previous 15 matches.
During the last three months, Astralis was excellent on Vertigo (80.0% win rate) and was strong on Dust2 (71.4%), while they failed to impress on Nuke (33.3%) and Overpass (40.0%). Astralis assembled its current team in January this year and appeared on 36 maps with a record of 21 wins and 15 losses. The lineup consists of Xyp9x (0.99 rating), dupreeh (1.13), gla1ve (1.02), device (1.18), and Magisk (1.02).
fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results
fnatic opened 2021 on a high note and even reached the Grand Final at the cs_summit 7 in late January, but Virtus.pro stopped them from winning the trophy, so the Swedish team settled with 2nd place and $50,000. They are not playing well at this tournament, though, as they suffered three defeats and recorded only one win. The most recent loss came to Virtus.pro again. fnatic lost six of the last 11 games.
When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, fnatic was decent on Mirage (75.0%) and Train (75.0%), while they failed to get a victory on Vertigo (played three times) and Dust2 (played twice). fnatic is also playing with the same lineup since January 2021 and appeared on 24 maps with a record of ten wins and 14 losses. The team members are JW (0.85), KRIMZ (1.09), Golden (0.86), Brollan (1.05), and Jackinho (0.99).
Astralis vs. fnatic H2H Record
Astralis and fnatic have met on 29 occasions before, and Astralis leads the all-time series 22-7. In fact, fnatic is one of their favorite opponents, and Astralis is on a three-game winning run against the Swedes.
Astralis vs. fnatic Betting Preview
fnatic is already out of this tournament, while Astralis not only needs to get a win in order to secure the top spot, they also need to get a 2-0 victory. The reason for that is the situation at the top of Group D as Virtus.pro and Liquid are also looking for that No. 1 spot, so Astralis must win 2-0 and have a better round difference than rivals. I am backing them to win with ease here.
The Pick: Astralis -1.5 (+100 @GGBET)
