G2 vs. FURIA, Preview & Prediction - Free 1/19 CS:GO
Although FURIA is the better-ranked team in the CS:GO standings, G2 is a clear favorite when the two teams face in the Upper bracket quarter-final of the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 on Tuesday. The winning side will go on to meet a better team from a duel between Astralis and Evil Geniuses, while the loser will go down to the Lower bracket.
G2 Team Stats and Latest Results
G2 didn’t finish 2020 in the way they wanted as they suffered four defeats in five games, including the two most recent against BIG and Astralis at the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals. They haven’t played a single match for almost 40 days, and hopefully, this extended break did them good and they will start playing much better in 2021. G2 won seven of the previous 13 matches.
During the last three months, G2 displayed strong performances on Mirage (75.0% win rate) and played well on Nuke (63.6%), while they failed to get a win on Vertigo (played three times) and Overpass (played three times). G2 assembled its current squad in November 2020 and appeared on 25 maps with a record of 13 wins and 12 losses. The lineup consists of NiKo (1.19 rating), huNter- (1.06), kennyS (1.05), AmaNEk (0.96), and nexa (0.96).
FURIA Team Stats and Latest Results
FURIA remained in the top 10 teams in the world despite some disappointing results in the last few months. Winning the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown in late November and securing a ticket for the BLAST Fall Finals was their biggest success for quite some time. The Brazilians have struggled at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe, BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals, and IEM Global Challenge 2020 since. FURIA won eight of the last 13 games.
In the previous three months, FURIA won the only appearance on Train and was decent on Inferno (75.0%) and Vertigo (66.7%), while they failed to impress on Nuke (27.3%) and Overpass (20.0%). FURIA will be playing with a new lineup at this tournament after they parted ways with HEN1 (1.09) and added a former Triumph’s member junior (1.19) instead. The rest of the team is arT (0.98), yuurih (1.16), VINI (0.99), and KSCERATO (1.09).
G2 vs. FURIA H2H Record
These rivals have met on seven occasions so far, and G2 is leading the all-time series 5-2. G2 won the most recent H2H encounter at the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals in December 2020, when they came from behind to get a 2-1 victory.
G2 vs. FURIA Betting Preview
Even though FURIA will be playing with a new lineup, four of the players from an old squad remained with the team, and I don’t think they will have bigger problems with chemistry in this one. That being said, and considering the current form of both teams, I believe we will have a way closer game than the bookies expect. I am far from being convinced with the way G2 was playing lately, and I am backing FURIA to win at least a map.
The Pick: FURIA +1.5 (-143 @GG.BET)
