fnatic vs. Dignitas, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/1 CS:GO

fnatic is a massive favorite in this all-Swedish encounter when they take on Dignitas in the Upper bracket quarter-final of the Flashpoint 2 on Tuesday. The winner of this clash will go on to face a better side from a tilt between OG and MIBR, while the losing team will drop down to the Lower bracket.

fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic was 6th at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and won $6,500 with 1719 RMR Points for their efforts, after which they disappointed at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe with two losses to Complexity and MAD Lions. At this tournament, fnatic defeated c0ntact, Dignitas, and MAD Lions to come this far. fnatic won eight of the previous 16 matches.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, fnatic was decent on Inferno (65.0% win rate) and Nuke (60.0%), while they didn’t play well on Mirage (30.0%) and Dust2 (40.0%). fnatic is playing with the current lineup since September 2020 and appeared on 62 maps with a record of 32 wins and 30 losses. The lineup is made of flusha (0.98 rating), JW (0.99), KRIMZ (1.09), Golden (0.95), and Brollan (1.08).

Dignitas Team Stats and Latest Results

After going seven matches without a win, Dignitas finally snapped that negative streak with a 2-1 victory over c0ntact at the Flashpoint 2. They did lose to fnatic in the next round, but following a surprising comeback win over forZe in the latest game, Dignitas secured a place in the playoffs. Dignitas lost eight of the last ten games.

In the previous three months, Dignitas was above average only on Dust2 (57.1%), but they struggled on Dust2 (20.0%) and Inferno (14.3%), while they failed to get a victory on Train (played once), Overpass (played once), and Vertigo (played twice). Dignitas has a new lineup that was assembled in October this year and appeared on 11 maps with a record of four wins and seven losses. The team members are f0rest (1.01), friberg (0.91), hallzerk (1.05), H4RR3 (0.89), and HEAP (0.97).

fnatic vs. Dignitas H2H Record

These rivals have met on four occasions before, and fnatic is leading the all-time series 3-1. They won the most recent duel some ten days ago at this tournament when it was 2-0 for fnatic.

fnatic vs. Dignitas Betting Preview

Dignitas made a couple of surprises at this tournament, but defeating fnatic on Tuesday would be too much as I don’t think they have the quality to make another upset here. They will likely go down to the Lower bracket and they suffer elimination out of the Flashpoint 2 because I don’t think they deserve to be here. The only reason the No. 148 Dignitas is participating in the tournament is the fact they are one of the founding teams, nothing more. That being said, I am backing their compatriots fnatic to secure a comfortable win, but I am not going to back the favorites to cover the spread. I am going with a straight victory.

The Pick: fnatic to win (-323 @PINNACLE)