Astralis vs. AGO Preview & Prediction- Free 4/01 CS: GO
This Friday Astralis and AGO will cross paths in the third round of the group stage in the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series. Group leaders will advance to the quarter-finals while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams in each group go to the first round of playoffs. The prize pool of this event adds up to $823,000.
Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results
Astralis is ranked #11 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 21 weeks. The team won 5 out of their last 10 matches including their first round of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament. They finished 5-6th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals, 7-9th at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, and 7-8th at the IEM Katowice 2022. Their win rate over the last 3 months stands at 50.0%. Their last achievement was 7th place in the IEM Season XVI - Katowice tournament, which finished on February 27, 2022, and earned $ 24,000.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive win rate on Vertigo (100.0%-win rate), Ancient (71.4%), and Inferno (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%), Mirage (33.3%), Nuke (33.3%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team has a line-up that includes blameF (1.16 player rating), Xyp9x (1.08), k0nfig (1.08), gla1ve (1.04), and Farlig (1.09).
AGO Team Stats and Latest Results
AGO ranks #137 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 14 weeks. The team is currently on the downswing because they have only won 2 out of their last 10 matches. They finished 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5, 16-18th at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021, 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6, and 25-32nd at the Pinnacle Cup III. Their win rate over the last 3 months stands at 12.5%. Their last achievement was 13th place in the FACEIT Pro League Europe tournament, which finished on December 31, 2021, and earned $500.
Map performance over the last 3 months isn’t impressive because they have attained a win rate of 33.3% on Inferno, Vertigo (33.3%), Mirage (25.0%), Ancient (25.0%), Dust2 (0.0%), and Nuke (0.0%). Their current roster has leman (1.02 player rating), F1KU (1.07), Furlan (1.05), ultimate (1.00), and mwlky (0.75).
Astralis vs. AGO H2H Record
Head-to-head stats shows 4 meetings between the opponents and both teams won twice. Their last encounter was at the robin round of the ESL Pro League Season 8 Europe on November 14, 2018, and AGO won 1:0.
Astralis vs. AGO Betting Preview
Astralis has managed 3 wins from their last 5 matches while AGO has a 5-match losing streak. Considering their performance on the maps, Astralis lead in 5 cards while AGO has managed a better performance on 1 map. Besides, Astralis won their first match of the group stage in the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament while AGO lost. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Astralis.
The Pick: Astralis to win.
