FURIA vs. Spirit Preview & Prediction- Free 5/14 CS: GO
The rivals will clash at the Swiss round 1 in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament this Saturday. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL and will take place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. This tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The challengers stage has 16 teams and the top 8 will advance to the legends stage.
FURIA Team Stats and Latest Results
FURIA is ranked #7 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 172 weeks. The Brazilian team is coming to this match on a 1-match losing streak and has managed a win rate of 68.4% over the past 3 months. Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2022, 3-4th at the ESL Pro League Season 15, and won the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR. The team also won 7 out of its last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Vertigo (83.3%), Overpass (80.0%), Ancient (75.0%), and Nuke (60.0%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%) and Inferno (37.5%). The current roster has arT (1.10 player rating), yuurih (1.19), KSCERATO (1.19), saffee (1.04), and drop (1.01).
Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results
Spirit Team ranks #23 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 49 weeks. The Russian team is currently on a 2-match win streak and has managed a win rate of 77.3% over the past 3 months. They finished 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 2 and 8th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B. The team is also part of the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV and has won all their first 3 matches at Group Stage 2 (Swiss). At the same time, they won 8 out of their last 10 games.
The team’s best-played maps over the past 3 months consist of Ancient (100.0%-win rate), Dust2 (83.3%), Nuke (75.0%), Vertigo (75.0%), and Overpass (71.4%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (44.4%). The team has a line-up that consists of chopper (1.01 player rating), degster (1.19), magixx (1.05), s1ren (1.04), and Patsi (1.06).
FURIA vs. Spirit Games H2H Record
Head-to-head has no record between the rivals and this will be their first meeting.
FURIA vs. Spirit Betting Preview
FURIA is the favorite in this upcoming matchup. The Brazilian team is 16 placed ahead of Spirit in the world ranking and has also attained a better performance on the maps. At the moment, FURIA leads on Mirage, Inferno, Overpass, and Vertigo while Spirit has an advantage on Nuke, Ancient, and Dust2. Therefore, it would be safe to bet on a win for FURIA.
The Pick: FURIA to win.
