fnatic vs. Dignitas, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/19 CS:GO
fnatic is a massive favorite in this all-Swedish Best of 3 encounter against Dignitas in the Group A consolidation final of the Flashpoint 2. The winner will advance to the Grand final and playoffs, while the losing side will go to the Last Chance Stage.
fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results
fnatic won 6th position at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and was awarded $6,500 and 1719 RMR Points for their efforts. They suffered a quick elimination out of the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe after losing to Complexity and MAD Lions, and although fnatic managed to win the opening map against MAD Lions in round 2 of this tournament, they lost that one as well and dropped to the Lower bracket. fnatic won seven of the previous 14 matches.
During the last three months, fnatic was above average only on Inferno (65.0% win rate), while they displayed disappointing performances on Dust2 (25.0%) and Mirage (30.0%). fnatic is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 65 maps with a record of 30 wins and 35 losses. The team members are flusha (0.97 rating), JW (0.96), KRIMZ (1.08), Golden (0.94), and Brollan (1.07).
Dignitas Team Stats and Latest Results
Dignitas won 3rd place and $2,500 at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 9 in late August but didn’t experience the best of times since and struggled at the Nine to Five 4 and Elisa Invitational 2. They suffered a 2-0 defeat to MAD Lions in the opening game of the Flashpoint 2, for which they got invitation only because they are one of the founding teams. The Swedish side bounced back with a 2-1 victory over c0ntact and even if they lose to fnatic, they will have a chance to reach the playoffs through the Last Chance Stage. Dignitas lost eight of the last 12 games.
In the previous three months, Dignitas was decent on Train (75.0%) and Nuke (66.7%), while they didn’t taste a win on Vertigo (played four times), Overpass (played twice), and Dust2 (played three times). Even though they assembled the squad in October this year, Dignitas appeared on just six maps with a record of two wins and four losses. The lineup is made of f0rest (1.10), friberg (0.92), hallzerk (1.11), H4RR3 (0.94), and HEAP (0.89).
fnatic vs. Dignitas H2H Record
These rivals have met on three occasions, and fnatic is leading the all-time series 2-1. fnatic won the most recent encounter at the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Showdown in June this year.
fnatic vs. Dignitas Betting Preview
Each of two Best of 3 H2H duels produced a maximum of three maps, which was the case in each of fnatic’s last three games. It’s not going to be an easy match for fnatic despite the low odds from the bookmakers, so I wouldn’t recommend betting on the winner. fnatic is not impressive lately and they could easily drop a map here, and that’s why I am going with Over 2.5 maps. This market has better odds than backing Dignitas to cover +1.5 handicap, which is also a realistic option here.
The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+140 @GG.BET)
