Match Prediction: FaZe Clan - Cloud9 | Counter-Strike (CS2)

FaZe Clan and Cloud9 will pick Nuke at IEM Dallas 2022. Sorry. FaZe Clan and Cloud9 will meet as part of the ¼ finals of IEM Dallas 2022. The winner of this meeting will advance to the semi-finals at BIG, which looks interesting from a tournament perspective.

As for this confrontation, FaZe Clan, no matter how I feel about this team, is still ahead in all respects, including personal statistics. Therefore, it is almost impossible to imagine that Cloud9 will inflict the second defeat in a row on the leader of the world ranking. The maximum the Russian team can count on is one card, but even here everything rests on an equivalent coefficient.

FaZe Clan form

The first team in the world ranking became the winner of PGL Major Antwerp 2022, after which they came to IEM Dallas 2022 with one thought - to win. NAVI, which has its own troubles, has not yet arrived at the tournament.

And on the first day, everything went according to plan for the team - two confident victories over Encore and Vitality. However, on the eve of FaZe Clan lost to ENCE, which, for a moment, played with the ever-promising Snax. The bell is alarming, given the fact that the team was leading in the score, closing the peak of the Poles.

Nevertheless, in this confrontation, the team looks like a definite favorite, since Cloud9's well-balanced style perfectly suits the karrigan game model.

Latest FaZe Clan results:

• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over NAVI with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Encore with a score of 16:5.
• Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to ENCE with a score of 1:2.

Best FaZe Clan maps:

• Nuke - 89% of wins.
• Ancient - 75% of wins.
• Inferno - 70% win rate.
• Mirage - 70% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 67% of wins.

I believe that the team will again want to abandon the Vertigo card.

Form Cloud9

The ninth team in the world ranking came to IEM Dallas 2022 with the clear task of redeeming themselves for the failure at the last major. Moreover, at the start of the championship, the team did well, as it confidently smeared Team Liquid.

However, further Cloud9 managed to lose to FURIA, showing a completely different game in terms of confidence. Nevertheless, the team made it to the playoffs, first rolling out the NIP, and then once again upsetting Team Liquid.

We can say that from the point of view of psychology, these victories will give confidence to the Russian team. However, no morale works against FaZe Clan if you leave the Nuke card.

Latest Cloud9 results:

• Defeated by Imperial with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Team Liquid with a score of 16:6.
• Defeat from FURIA with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over NIP with a score of 2:0.
• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:0.

Best Cloud9 Maps:

• Vertigo - 83% of wins.
• Ancient - 80% of wins.
• Mirage - 67% of wins.
• Overpass - 57% of wins.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

Let me remind you that the Russian team does not seem to be playing on the Nuke map.

FaZe Clan meeting statistics — Cloud9

As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:

• FaZe Clan's victory at IEM Katowice 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• FaZe Clan's victory in ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:1.
• FaZe Clan's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a score of 16:8.

And most often the teams played on the Inferno map.

Prediction for the match FaZe Clan — Cloud9

I'm not at all sure that FaZe Clan will deflate so quickly and lose the second match in a row. In turn, there are still questions about Cloud9's game, since the team managed to lose FURIA with a score of 0:2 only in this championship.

Besides, the Russian team doesn't have an advantage in maps as such, since the opponent is not bad on six maps, including Nuke. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the FaZe Clan team.