Dignitas vs. forZe, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/22 CS:GO
forZe is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Dignitas in the Last Chance match of the Flashpoint 2 on Sunday. The winner will stay in the tournament and will continue in the playoffs, while the losing team will suffer elimination.
Dignitas Team Stats and Latest Results
Dignitas won $2,500 for 3rd place at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 9, where their next opponents forZe won the first place, but then they disappointed at the Nine to Five 4, after which they took a break from the CS:GO. The Swedish team returned with a pair of defeats to HAVU and Lyngby Vikings at the Elisa Invitational 2, and although they lost to MAD Lions and fnatic at this tournament, they have a chance to reach the playoffs with a potential win over forZe. Dignitas lost nine of the previous 13 matches.
In the last three months, Dignitas was decent on Train (75.0% win rate) and Nuke (66.7%), while they failed to get a victory on Vertigo (played four times), Overpass (played twice), and Dust2 (played four times). Dignitas is playing with the new lineup since October this year and appeared on just eight maps with a record of two wins and six losses. The lineup is made of f0rest (1.08 rating), friberg (0.93), hallzerk (1.10), H4RR3 (0.89), and HEAP (0.88).
forZe Team Stats and Latest Results
forZe made it to the main event of this tournament thanks to some strong displays in the qualification where they beat Heretics, North, Nexus, HAVU, and Gambit. They finished the IEM New York 2020 CIS in 6th position and won $3,000 with 1719 RMR Points, while they reached the playoffs at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe. At this tournament, forZe beat Envy before losing to BIG and MIBR, and now they must defeat Dignitas to make it to the top 8. forZe lost 11 of the last 17 games.
When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, forZe played well on Mirage (71.4%), Nuke (61.9%), and Inferno (59.3%), while they failed to impress on Overpass (25.0%). Since August 2020, forZe is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 119 maps with a record of 67 wins and 52 losses. The team members are facecrack (1.00), almazer (1.01), FL1T (1.15), xsepower (1.18), and Jerry (1.01).
Dignitas vs. forZe H2H Record
These rivals have met on two occasions before, and forZe won both encounters, including the most recent one at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 9 in late August this year.
Dignitas vs. forZe Betting Preview
Even though I am not impressed with forZe’s form at the moment, they have much more experience and are a better-ranked team, so not seeing them in the playoffs of this tournament would be surprising. I don’t expect forZe to dominate this clash and that’s why I wouldn’t dare to back them to cover the -1.5 handicap, but I am still going with the straight win. Dignitas would never qualify for this tournament if they weren’t one of the founding teams, so this is the maximum they can go.
The Pick: forZe to win (-192 @PINNACLE)
