Liquid vs. fnatic, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/08 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the playoffs round 1 ESL Pro League Season 14 this Wednesday. The winner of this match will play Heroic at the quarter-finals while the loser will exit the tournament.

Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results

Liquid Team is ranked 13th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 142 weeks. The team experienced some difficulties between March and July and moved from position 4 to 16th on the world ranking. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14, they won 4 out of their 5 matches and progressed to the playoffs. At the same time, they were part of the IEM Cologne 2021 and finished 9-12th. Considering their last 8 matches, the team won 5 matches and lost 3. They have a win rate of 62.5%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (100.0%) and Overpass (100.0%). They attained an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%) but failed to impress on Dust2 (33.3%), Nuke (33.3%), and Vertigo (33.3%). Their line-up consists of FalleN (1.01), NAF (1.15), EliGE (1.16), Stewie2K (1.03), and Grim (1.04).

fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Team is ranked 31st on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 22 weeks. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14, fnatic won 3 out of their 5 matches to advance to the playoffs. At the group stage, they defeated BIG (2-1), FaZe (2-0), and Evil Geniuses (2-0) but lost to Natus Vincere (0-2) and mousesports (0-2). At the same time, they finished 13-16th at the IEM Summer 2021 and 5-8th at the Spring Sweet Spring 2. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and have a win rate of 50.0%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has displayed a decent performance on Overpass (66.7%) and Nuke (60.0%). At the same time, they managed an average performance on Inferno (50.0%), Mirage (33.3%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team line-up includes KRIMZ (1.07), ALEX (0.93), Brollan (1.10), Jackinho (0.99), and mezii (1.09).

Liquid vs. fnatic H2H Record

There is 1 head-to-head record between the opponents and Liquid won 2-0.

Liquid vs. fnatic Betting Preview

Liquid won their last 3 matches while fnatic has won 2 out of their 3 matches. At the same time, Liquid showed better performance at the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 14. Meanwhile, Liquid leads on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Vertigo while fnatic has a better performance on Nuke and Overpass. For this reason, we believe Liquid will progress to the next round.

The Pick: Liquid to win.