FaZe vs. G2, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/19 CS:GO
Eight best teams remained at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe and FaZe and G2 will be the ones to open the playoffs on Thursday. G2 is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter, and the winner of this duel will meet a better side from the tilt between Astralis and Natus Vincere.
FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results
FaZe won $13,000 at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe before defeating OG in the Grand final of the IEM New York 2020 Europe and winning $70,000 for the first place. They didn’t have a lot of luck at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 where they finished in 9th place and won $3,250 with 1250 RMR Points, while FaZe failed to qualify for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals, but will play in the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown. At this tournament, FaZe beat OG and Vitality to come this far. FaZe won eight of the previous 13 matches.
In the last three months, FaZe was above average only on Mirage (57.1% win rate), while they were below average just on Nuke (33.3%). FaZe is playing with a new lineup that was assembled in October 2020 and appeared on only ten maps with a record of five wins and five losses. The team members are olofmeister (0.85 rating), rain (1.00), Kjaerbye (0.97), coldzera (1.00), and broky (1.10).
G2 Team Stats and Latest Results
G2 won $15,000 at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe, and even though they disappointed at the IEM New York 2020 Europe and DreamHack Open Fall 2020, they secured a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals and won $25,000 in the process. Following an opening-day loss to NiP, G2 defeated North and mousesports to reach the quarter-finals at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe. G2 won seven of the last 14 games.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, G2 was decent on Mirage (66.7%) and Nuke (66.7%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Overpass (played five times) and displayed weak performances on Train (28.6%). Just like FaZe, G2 is also playing with a new lineup since November this year and appeared on just nine maps with a record of five wins and four losses. The lineup consists of JaCkz (0.93), NiKo (1.19), huNter- (1.11), kennyS (1.01), and nexa (1.05).
FaZe vs. G2 H2H Record
These rivals have met on five occasions before and FaZe leads the all-time series 3-2. They won the last two encounters, including the one at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 less than a month ago.
FaZe vs. G2 Betting Preview
Three of five H2H duels produced a maximum of three maps, which was the case in the latest duel nearly a month ago. Also, five of G2’s previous six matches produced a maximum of three maps, so instead of betting on the winner, I am going with Over in this one. I don’t agree with the bookmakers’ decision to give a favorite role to G2 as I believe it should be an even game, which is another reason I am choosing totals over the winner.
The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-135 @GG.BET)
