Heroic vs. Astralis Preview & Prediction- Free 3/31 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the group stage (Group D) in the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Thursday. This is one of the most coveted trophies in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and involves 24 of the best teams battling for a top prize of $823,000. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series.
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Heroic is ranked #5 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 102 weeks. The team recently won the Pinnacle Winter Series 3 and received $40,000 plus a spot at the LAN Sweet LAN 2022. Before that, they finished 4th at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1, and 3-4th at the IEM Katowice 2022. Over the last 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 75.0% and has won 6 out of their last 10 matches.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Mirage (100.0%-win rate), Vertigo (100.0%), Overpass (75.0%), and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, they performed dismally on Nuke (50.0%) and Ancient (0.0%). Their current line-up consists of sjuush (1.06 player rating), stavn (1.12), TeSeS (1.09), refresh (1.02), and cadiaN (1.09).
Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results
Astralis Team is ranked #11 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 21 weeks. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 46.7% and has a 1-match losing streak. Their last achievement was 7th place in the IEM Season XVI - Katowice tournament, which ended on February 27, 2022, and received $24,000. Before this, the team finished 5-6th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals and 7-9th BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022. They managed 5 out of their last 10 matches.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Ancient (71.4%-win rate) and Inferno (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (42.9%), Mirage (33.3%), Nuke (33.3%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team’s roster consists of blameF (1.16 player rating), Xyp9x (1.08), k0nfig (1.06), gla1ve (1.04), and Farlig.
Heroic vs. Astralis H2H Record
Head-to-head has eighteen meetings between the rivals. So far, Astralis has won 10 matches while Heroic has 8 wins to their account. Their last encounter was at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021 and Astralis won 2:0.
Heroic vs. Astralis Betting Preview
We are predicting a win for Heroic in this upcoming matchup. The Danish team won their last 3 matches, has a better performance on the maps, and also managed a better win rate over the last 3 months. At the moment, Heroic has an advantage on 5 cards while Astralis only leads on Ancient. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Heroic.
The Pick: Heroic to win.
