G2 vs. fnatic Preview & Prediction- Free 2/18 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at Group B upper bracket quarter-final in the IEM Katowice 2022 tournament this Friday. The IEM Katowice tournament is one of the biggest and most coveted events in the professional scene of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The winner of this match will progress to the upper semi-finals. The group stage is composed of two groups of eight, and each group is played in GSL format. All matches are played in the best-of-three series.
G2 Team Stats and Latest Results
G2 is ranked 5th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 53 weeks. The European team is coming to this tournament after finishing 4-6th at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 where they were awarded $17,500 plus a spot at the upcoming Spring Final. They also came second at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and received $300,000. The G2 team also finished 3-4th at the IEM Winter 2021 and 5-6th at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021. Over the last 8 matches, the team managed 5 wins and currently holds a win rate of 66.7%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%), Dust2 (75.0%), Inferno (71.4%), and Mirage (66.7%). Nevertheless, they were weakest on Vertigo (50.0%) and Nuke (20.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of NiKo (1.21), huNter- (1.13), JACKZ (0.94), Aleksib (1.04), and m0NESY (1.13).
fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results
fnatic is ranked 15th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 22 weeks. The British team was invited to this tournament based on their performance at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In where they finished 5-8th. Considering their performance in past events, they won the DreamHack Open November 2021, won the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 2, finished 7-8th at the IEM Winter 2021 and 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1. Over the last 3 months, they attained a win rate of 53.8% and won 3 out of their last 8 games.
Map performance over the last 3 months indicates that the team managed a decent performance on Nuke (85.7%), Ancient (66.7%), and Overpass (57.1%). They managed an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%) and Mirage (50.0%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (0.0%). They have maintained 1 line-up for the last 4 months that consists of KRIMZ (1.07), ALEX (0.98), smooya (1.15), Brollan (1.10), and mezii (1.11).
G2 vs. fnatic H2H Record
There is no H2H record between the opponents and this will be their first meeting.
G2 vs. fnatic Betting Preview
A comparison between both teams shows that G2 is the better side and will win. At the IEM Winter 2021, G2 finished 3-4th while fnatic came 7-8th at the same tournament. Map performance shows that G2 leads on Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno while fnatic has displayed a better win rate on Nuke and Overpass. Additionally, G2 won 5 out of their last 8 games while the British team only managed 3 wins from 8 last matches.
The Pick: G2 to win.
