FaZe vs. FURIA Preview & Prediction- Free 3/20 CS: GO
The rivals will clash at the group stage (Group B) of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Sunday. This is one of the most awaited events and it features 24 of the best teams clashing for an ESL Pro League title. The prize pool adds up to $823,000 and the winner will be awarded $175,000. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series.
FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results
FaZe is ranked #3 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 55 weeks. The team has won 1 out of their 3 matches at the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 15. They have defeated Sprout (2:0) but lost to ENCE (1:2) and Outsiders (0:2). Their last achievement was 1st place in the IEM Katowice 2022 which ended on February 27, 2022, and was awarded $ 400,000. Additionally, they finished 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 and 9-12th at the IEM Winter 2021. They have attained a win rate of 75.0% over the last 3 months and won 7 out of their last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Nuke (75.0%), Inferno (72.7%), Overpass (66.7%), and Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%). They have a roster that consists of rain (1.10 player rating), Twistzz (1.13), broky (1.10), ropz (1.15), and karrigan (0.90).
FURIA Team Stats and Latest Results
FURIA is ranked #14 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 164 weeks. The Brazilian team has won all their first 3 matches at the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro tournament and is top of Group B. Their previous achievement was at the IEM Season XVI - Katowice tournament where they finished 9th and were awarded $16,000. They also finished 5-8th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and 2nd at the ESL Challenger February 2022. They have won 7 out of their last 10 games and hold a win rate of 63.6%.
Map performance over the last 3 months shows that their best-played cards are Ancient (100.0%), Vertigo (100.0%), and Overpass (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Nuke (50.0%), and Inferno (0.0%). The team’s line-up consists of KSCERATO (1.19 player rating), arT (1.10), yuurih (1.19), drop (0.97), and saffee (1.01).
FaZe vs. FURIA H2H Record
Head-to-head statistics show 3 meetings between the opponents and FURIA has won 2 times. Their last encounter was at the Gamers Without Borders 2021 on 26th June 2021. FaZe has won once.
FaZe vs. FURIA Betting Preview
FURIA won their last 3 matches and has won 7 out of their last 10 games. FaZe won 7 out of their last 10 games but has a 1-match win streak. Considering their performance on the maps, FaZe leads on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Nuke while FURIA has a better performance on Ancient. Based on these stats, it is evident that each team has individual strengths that can be used to win the match. We will avoid predicting the winner of this duel and predict the number of rounds. We are predicting a third round in this matchup.
The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.
