Spirit vs. FURIA Preview & Prediction- Free 5/19 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the quarter-final of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament this Thursday. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL and will take place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. The tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The tournament is currently at the Champions Stage and is played in the single-elimination format and all matches will be best-of-three.
Team Spirit Stats and Latest Results
Team Spirit ranks #14 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 50 weeks. The Russian team currently has a 5-match win streak and has managed a win rate of 76.2% over the past 3 months. At the ongoing PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament, the team has won all their matches. They defeated FURIA (16:12), Heroic (16:12), and Copenhagen Flames (2:1) at the Group Legends Stage. The team is also part of the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV and has won all their first 3 games. Meanwhile, the team has managed 9 wins in the last 10 games.
Map win statistics over the past 3 months show that the team's best-played cards are Ancient (100.0%-win rate), Nuke (85.7%), Dust2 (83.3%), and Overpass (75.0%). The team managed an average performance on Mirage (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%). The team’s line-up has chopper (1.01 player rating), degster (1.19), magixx (1.05), s1ren (1.05), and Patsi (1.07).
FURIA Esports Team Stats and Latest Results
FURIA Esports is ranked #11 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 173 weeks. The Brazilian team has a 1-match win streak and has managed 7 wins from their last 10 games. In the group stage of the ongoing PGL tournament, the team won 3 out of their 5 matches and advanced to the Champion Stage. The team’s last achievement was 2nd place in the BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2022 tournament which ended on May 01, 2022 and received $12,500. At the same time, they finished 3-4th in the ESL Pro League Season 15 and were awarded $55,000. Over the past 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 66.7%.
Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Overpass (100.0%), Vertigo (87.5%), and Ancient (80.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Nuke (45.5%), and Inferno (33.3%). The current roster consists of arT (1.09 player rating), yuurih (1.19), KSCERATO (1.19), saffee (1.03), and drop (1.00).
Team Spirit vs. FURIA Esports H2H Record
Head-to-head has 5 meetings between the rivals. By this time, Team Spirit has won 3 times while FURIA Esports has won twice. Their last encounter was at the Swiss round of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 on May 14, 2022, and Team Spirit won 1:0.
Team Spirit vs. FURIA Esports Betting Preview
FURIA is the favorite side to win this upcoming game. Encounters with common opponents (over the last 60 Days) show that FURIA has an advantage of 3 wins while Spirit has an advantage of 1 win. Besides, FURIA Esports has a better roster compared to that of Team Spirit. Therefore, it would be wise to bet on a win for FURIA Esports.
The Pick: FURIA Esports to win.
