G2 vs. FURIA, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/9 CS:GO
FURIA is a slight favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on G2 in the Upper bracket quarter-final of the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals on Wednesday. The winner of this duel will meet a better side from a clash between OG and BIG, while the loser will drop to the Lower bracket.
G2 Team Stats and Latest Results
G2 made it to this tournament through the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020 and wins over FURIA, Astralis, and MIBR, while they also earned $25,000 along with a ticket for this tournament. They played well at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe where they defeated North, mousesports, and FaZe, but Natus Vincere stopped them in the semi-finals, and G2 had to settle with $12,000. Following a couple of losses to FURIA and Astralis at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe, G2 is hoping to display better performances here. G2 won seven of the previous 12 matches.
During the last three months, G2 was dominant on Mirage (83.3% win rate), while they failed to get a victory on Overpass (played five times) and disappointed on Train (16.7%). G2 is playing with a new lineup since November this year and appeared on 17 maps with a record of ten wins and seven losses. The team members are NiKo (1.21 rating), huNter- (1.10), kennyS (1.03), AmaNEk (1.00), and nexa (0.99).
FURIA Team Stats and Latest Results
FURIA had much more success at recent tournaments than G2 as they beat 100 Thieves twice in the Grand final of the ESL Pro League Season 12 North America and IEM New York 2020 North America. Those victories brought them not only trophies but also over $100,000 and a ticket for the IEM Global Challenge 2020 + 2500 RMR Points. They came from behind to beat Liquid and secure a ticket for this tournament, along with $25,000. The Brazilians defeated North, G2, and Complexity at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe but lost to Astralis in the semis and settled with $12,000. FURIA won nine of the last 12 games.
In the previous three months, FURIA was excellent on Inferno (82.4%), Train (80.0%), and Vertigo (80.0%), while they were below average only on Overpass (42.9%). Their lineup has more experience of playing together as FURIA assembled it in September and appeared on 60 maps with a record of 41 wins and 19 losses. The lineup is made of HEN1 (1.18), arT (1.03), yuurih (1.21), VINI (1.04), and KSCERATO (1.16).
G2 vs. FURIA H2H Record
These rivals have met on six occasions, and G2 is leading the all-time series 4-2. FURIA won the latest encounter at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe, only a few days ago when it was 2-1 for the Brazilian side.
G2 vs. FURIA Betting Preview
Although I am leaning toward FURIA not because of the most recent H2H duel, because of the better form at the moment, I am not sure about betting on the winner here. G2 proved to be a quite tricky opponent in the last loss vs. Astralis and I think they are slightly improving lately. I am not saying they will get a win on Tuesday, I still think FURIA is a better team, but I am backing G2 to win a map. Considering that the odds on +1.5 handicaps both ways are low, I am going to skip that and back Over 2.5 maps instead.
The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-110 @GG.BET)
