Heroic vs. OG Preview & Prediction- Free 2/17 CS: GO
Heroic and OG will cross paths at Group A upper bracket quarter-final in the IEM Katowice 2022 tournament. The group stage is composed of two groups of eight, and each group is played in GSL format. All matches are played in the best-of-three series. The winner in this duel will progress to the upper semi-finals while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket. The prize pool of this event adds up to $972,000.
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Heroic is ranked 8th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 96 weeks. The Danish team is currently struggling to win matches and has posted deplorable stats over the last 3 months. They won 1 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 22.2%. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021, 4th at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, and 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1.
Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has maintained an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (33.3%), Inferno (25.0%), Overpass (0.0%), and Vertigo (0.0%). Their line-up consists of sjuush (1.05), stavn (1.12), refrezh (1.03), TeSeS (1.09), and cadiaN (1.09).
OG Team Stats and Latest Results
OG is currently ranked 11th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 50 weeks. Unlike Heroic Team, the European team is currently on fire and has won 7 out of their last 8 games. At the same time, they have attained a win rate of 77.8% over the last 3 months. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 11th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe, 3-4th at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021, and 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been exceptional on Overpass (100.0%), Mirage (80.0%), Ancient (80.0%), and Inferno (66.7%). On the flip-side, they have been weakest on Nuke (0.0%). The team’s roster consists of niko (1.00), valde (1.11), mantuu (1.13), flameZ (1.10), and nexa (1.16).
Heroic vs. OG H2H Record
There have been 2 meetings between the rivals and each team has won once. Their last encounter was at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021 in October 2021 and OG won 2:0.
Heroic vs. OG Betting Preview
OG is our favorite team to win this matchup. The European team is coming to this matchup on a 6-match win streak and has impressive stats on the maps. OG currently has an advantage on Mirage, Inferno, and Ancient. On the other hand, Heroic has only won 1 out of their 8 last matches and leads in only 1 card (Nuke). For this reason, we are predicting a win for OG.
The Pick: OG to win.
