FURIA Academy vs. fnatic Rising, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/28 CS: GO

An interesting matchup between FURIA Academy and fnatic Rising takes place on Wednesday when FURIA Academy and fnatic Rising meet in the group stage of the WePlay Academy League Season 1.

FURIA Academy Team Stats and Latest Results

FURIA Academy is ranked 134th at the global ranking. So far, they have lost 7 out of the 9 matches at the WePlay Academy League Season 1. They are rock-bottom on the table with only 5 games remaining. This means they have to win all the remaining matches to make it for the playoffs. They defeated Astralis Talent (16:10) and mouz NXT (16:12) but lost to fnatic Rising (5: 16), VP.Prodigy (14:16), BIG Academy (14:16), Young Ninjas (6:16), NAVI Junior (3:16), Astralis Talent (8:16), and mouz NXT (10:16). The Brazilian team has a win rate of 31.6%.

Considering the map win rate in the last 3 months, the team has been impressive on Dust2 (75.0%). They had an average performance on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (40.0%), Vertigo (33.3%), Nuke (25.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team lineup consists of zmb (0.95), piriaz1n (1.07), drop (1.04), ninjaZ (0.86), and decenty (1.06).

fnatic Rising Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Rising is ranked 89th on the global ranking. The European team has won 5 out of their 9 rounds at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 tournament. They are ranked 4th on the table and are among the teams poised to battle for fourth place at the playoffs. So far, they have defeated VP.Prodigy (19: 17), FURIA Academy (16: 5), BIG Academy (16:6), Young Ninjas (16: 12), and Astralis Talent (16: 12). They have lost to mouz NXT 2 times, once to NAVI Junior and VP.Prodigy. They have a win rate of 55.6%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months indicates that fnatic Rising won all matches on Inferno (100.0% win rate). They achieved a decent display on Overpass (66.7%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (33.3%) and Dust2 (0.0%). They have a relatively new lineup that consists of Kevve (0.74), Peppzor (0.95), kst (0.97), prosus (1.19), and regali (1.29).

FURIA Academy vs. fnatic Rising H2H Record

The opponents met for the first time at the third round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 tournament. Here, fnatic Rising won on Inferno (5:16).

FURIA Academy vs. fnatic Rising Betting Preview

FURIA Academy is the weakest team at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 tournament because they have lost the last 6 matches. On the other side, fnatic Rising has won 5 out of their 8 games. Nevertheless, FURIA Academy has a better chance to win this upcoming matchup based on the fact that they lead on Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass. For this reason, we believe FURIA Academy will get its third win at the tournament.

The Pick: FURIA Academy to win.