G2 vs. FunPlus Phoenix, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/02 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the group stage of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe this Saturday. There are 4 groups and each will produce 2 teams to the playoffs. The overall winner will take $27,500 plus 2500 RMR Points.
G2 Team Stats and Latest Results
G2 Team is ranked 4th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 104 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing IEM Fall 2021 Europe, they have defeated AURA (16:1) and BIG (16:8). G2 Team has also qualified for the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021. Meanwhile, they finished 3rd at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021, 2nd at the IEM Cologne 2021, and 21-24th at the ESL Pro League Season 14. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 3 matches and have a win rate of 46.7%.
Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%) and Inferno (62.5%). They maintained an average performance on Nuke (50.0%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (40.0%), Mirage (36.4%), and Dust2 (28.6%). The team has a line-up that consists of JaCkz (0.92), NiKo (1.18), huNter- (1.13), AmaNEk (1.01), and nexa (1.03).
FunPlus Phoenix Team Stats and Latest Results
FunPlus Phoenix is ranked 38th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 95 weeks. At the ongoing IEM Fall 2021 Europe, the European team lost their first match against Copenhagen Flames (12:16) but bounced back to win their second match against mousesports (16:12). Meanwhile, they finished 9-12th at the IEM Summer 2021, 13-15th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 1, and 2nd at the Fantasyexpo EU Champions Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 4 matches and holds a win rate of 50.0%.
Map statistics over the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Nuke (80.0%) and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (33.3%), Dust2 (20.0%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). The team line-up consists of zehN (1.05), emi (0.95), STYKO (1.06), Maden (1.09), and Farlig (1.06).
G2 vs. FunPlus Phoenix H2H Record
Head-to-head records have 6 matches between the opponents and both sides hold 3 wins to their side. The last opponent was at the IEM Summer 2021 in June and G2 won 2-1.
G2 vs. FunPlus Phoenix Betting Preview
FunPlus Phoenix has won 4 out of their last 8 games while G2 won 3 matches after 8 games. G2 has a better squad compared to the opponent and also has a better ranking. Considering their map performance, G2 leads on Dust2, Mirage, and Vertigo while FunPlus Phoenix has a huge lead on Nuke, Ancient, and Inferno. In this match, we are predicting a win for FunPlus Phoenix because they have an excellent display on the maps.
The Pick: FunPlus Phoenix to win.
