HAVU vs. FunPlus Phoenix Preview & Prediction - Free 10/18 CS: GO

HAVU and FunPlus Phoenix will cross paths at the ongoing Pinnacle Fall Series 2 this Monday. The winner of the matchup progresses to the quarters while the loser will exit the tournament. In this tournament, the overall winner will take $40,000 plus a spot at the LAN Sweet LAN 2022.

HAVU Team Stats and Latest Results

HAVU Team is ranked 41st in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 16 weeks. The Finish team won 3 out of their 4 matches at the group stage to advance to the playoffs where they will meet FunPlus Phoenix. Considering their performance in recent tournaments, the team finished 5-8th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 3, 5-8th at the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021, and 3-4th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 4. In the last 8 matches, they won 6 and lost 2 where they did not win any map. Their win rate currently stands at 61.5%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that they attained a decent win rate on Inferno (71.4%), Nuke (71.4%), Dust2 (66.7%), and Overpass (62.5%). They managed an average on Ancient (50.0%) but were not that good on Mirage (37.5%). Their line-up is composed of Aerial (1.14), xseveN (1.12), ZOREE (1.13), sLowi (1.08), and jemi (0.94).

FunPlus Phoenix Team Stats and Latest Results

FunPlus Phoenix is ranked 33rd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 95 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing Pinnacle Fall Series 2, they played 5 matches and won 3 to advance to the playoffs. At the Pinnacle Fall Series 1, the European team failed to advance to the playoffs after winning 2 out of their 5 matches. Meanwhile, they finished 2nd at the Fantasyexpo EU Champions Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier, 17-20th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe, and 1-2nd at the IEM Summer 2021 Closed Qualifier. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 6 matches and hold a win rate of 52.0%.

Map performance in the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Nuke (87.5%) and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, they were weakest on Vertigo (33.3%), Overpass (33.3%), Dust2 (25.0%), and Ancient (25.0%). They have a line-up that consists of zehN (1.05), emi (0.94), STYKO (1.05), and Maden (1.08).

HAVU vs. FunPlus Phoenix H2H Record

Head-to-head record shows 2 meetings between the opponents and FunPlus Phoenix (formerly GODSENT) won all the matches. The last time they met was at the Elisa Invitational 2.

HAVU vs. FunPlus Phoenix Betting Preview

Both teams are performing really well recently and we will see a great match. HAVU is a Finnish team that has been playing together for a while now, they have played in several tournaments and did very well lately. FunPlus Phoenix is a European team and has shown some great games against big teams, however, this Monday they meet a team that has an advantage in 5 maps and a better win rate. For this reason, we believe that HAVU will be the winner of this match.

The Pick: HAVU to win.