Match Prediction: Team Liquid - Astralis | Counter-Strike (CS2)

After a solid win, Astralis will advance to the second round of Play-In at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, where they will face a rather formidable opponent in the form of Team Liquid. The winner will take 4-6th place in the tournament and, in addition to the prize money, will be rewarded with a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. The match format is bo3. Who will go to the more titled event? Let's get to the bottom of it.

In this betting thread, you will find out how the participants in this match are performing as the year progresses, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.

Team Liquid uniforms

The representatives of the European region are not too active on the scene, but they have managed to attend all the big events. Team Liquid started the year with 10-12th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, after which they performed well at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, where they finished in the top 4 and earned $80,000. ESL Pro League Season 17 the team frankly failed. 13-16th place brought the club $20,000. Team Liquid took part in BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: American RMR with the aim to get to the only Major of this year. And they succeeded. In Paris, YEKINDAR and their teammates managed to take the 5th-8th place. Thus at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Liquid earned $45,000.

The last tournament for Team Liquid was Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. There Liquid did not distinguish themselves with a particularly successful performance. As a result of the draw, the team was placed in Group B. The quarter-final against Astralis went into overtime, and YEKINDAR and the team lost 17-19. In the elimination match, Team Liquid played against Grayhound Gaming. After winning two matches in a row, Liquid advanced to the semi-finals of the lower grid. There they met FaZe Clan, who proved to be too difficult for them. After losing 0:2, Team Liquid finished the tournament in 9th-12th place and earned $5,000. BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 Long Sogpeg in Group C for the European club with a 2-1 win over G2 Esports. Team Liquid defeated FaZe Clan 2-1 in the final of the top bracket to advance to the group grand final. The rematch against FaZe ended in defeat on two maps in a row (Overpass - 7-16, Ancient - 11-16), which forced Liquid to go down to the Play-In.

Statistics of Team Liquid's recent results:

• 0-2 defeat to FaZe Clan
• A 2-1 win over FaZe Clan.
• A 2:1 win over G2 Esports.
• 0:2 defeat by FaZe Clan
• 2:0 win over Grayhound Gaming

Astralis uniform

The team from Denmark, Astralis this year correctly positions its current playing form and successfully participates in not the biggest tournaments, but also tries not to miss big international events. Among the successful performances it is worth noting the victories in such tournaments as CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which allowed Astralis to earn $44,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 saw the team fail, finishing in 17th-20th place. A silver medal at Brazy Party earned the club $70,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 blameF and his teammates took 5th-6th place, and at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 they finished 7th-8th.

Prior to participating in BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, Astralis participated in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. Astralis managed to play two matches during the qualifier. First, the team defeated Dynamo Eclot on the Vertigo map with a score of 16-11, and in Round of 16 they faced the Portuguese from SAW, who they were unable to beat. After losing 8-16 on Inferno, Astralis ended their participation in the qualifiers.

The draw for BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 placed the Danish team in Group B. Astralis lost 1-2 to Natus Vincere in the semifinals of the top set. After dropping to the lower grid, the Danes Ledgeili BIG with a similar result. Thus the team made it to the Play-In stage. In the first round of the stage blameF and his teammates made a kind of upset and defeated Complexity Gaming with the result 2:0 (Vertigo - 16-12, Overpass - 16-4).

Astralis latest results stats:

• A 2-0 win over Complexity Gaming
• Defeat by BIG with the score 1:2
• 1:2 loss to Natus Vincere
• 8-16 defeat of SAW
• 16-11 win over Dynamo Eclot

History of Team Liquid - Astralis matches

Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this match have played against each other twice. At ESL Pro League Season 17, Team Liquid defeated Astralis 2-0, and at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, Astralis defeated their opponent on Overpass in overtime with a score of 19:17.

Predicted result of the Team Liquid vs Astralis matchup

Team Liquid have performed better in this tournament and season than their opponents. Bo3 leaves little room for randomness. Let's bet on the victory of Team Liquid.