Astralis vs FaZe Clan

Astralis ranked #1 from Denmark are facing Clan FaZe ranked #2 from Europe (mix) in the ECS Season 5 Finals that has eight teams competing for a prize pool of $660,000. The tournament is (LAN), and held in London, the United Kingdom.

Astralis was first in Group A with two matches played and two wins, round difference of +13 and six points. FaZe was second in Group B with three games played and two wins and one loss. Their round difference was +20, and they had six points.

Map highlight for team Astralis: Inferno is at 68,8% win rate on 93 maps, Mirage 68,3% on 101 maps, Nuke 66,0% on 53 maps, Overpass 65,7% on 108, Train 62,1% on 95 maps, Dust2 60,0% on 45 maps, Cache 57,7% on 52 maps, and Cobblestone 20,0% on only 10 maps.

Map performance for Clan FaZe: Inferno is at 66,7% win rate, Mirage 65,2%, Overpass 64,3%, Nuke 61,9%, Train 57,6%, Cache 56,8%, Dust2 50,0% and Cobblestone 34,8% win rate. Their most played maps are Mirage x132, Train x99, Cache x88, Overpass x84, Inferno x81, Nuke x42, Dust2 x30, and Cobblestone x23.

Pistol round goes to Astralis who have 59,0% over FaZe who have 48,4% win rate.

Astralis played 24 maps in May and won 19, converted, they played 12 games and won 11, losing only one to FaZe 3-0. In April they played 26 maps and won 18, converted, they played 21 games and won 14.

Clan FaZe played 32 matches in May, and they won 21, if we convert that to games, they played 17 and won 12. In April they played 27 maps and won 16, that is 24 games, and they won 16.

Again we have a finale before the finale. The rivalry between these two teams is insane, they played 40 times together, there were six overtimes, and Astralis has 21 wins over Clan FaZe who have 19. Astralis won nine consecutive matches, losing only one map to team Liquid in the ESL Pro League Season 7 Finale. Nothing much to say there since they are the number one team and they are there for a good and solid reason. The comeback of olofmeister to Clan FaZe is a good thing; we can see the progress they have since he came back. Of course, the odds heavily favor Astralis since FaZe lost to NRG, but i still believe that FaZe can snatch at least one map from them. Astralis is the second best team in this competition with 1,23 rating on two maps. Their best players are device with 1,48 rating on two maps, Magist with 1,45 rating, also on two maps. FaZe is the 3rd best team, just below team Astralis with 1,21 rating on four maps. Their best players are NiKo with 1,38 rating on four maps and rain with 1,23 rating, also on four maps. As i said in the previous prediction, most played maps so far are Inferno x4, Cache x4, Mirage x3, Overpass x2, Train and Nuke have x1, so this benefits both teams equally because best maps for Astralis are Inferno and Mirage and for clan FaZe those are also Inferno and Mirage, so now you understand why this will be a finale before a finale. As i also previously stated, the winner will is guaranteed $120,000 or $250,000 if they win in the finale against the winner of NRG vs. team Liquid. The loser will still earn some money, but x2 halves that, so the loser will get $65,000.

My bet here will be Clan FaZe to take at least one map.

This will be a huge bet. Good luck to all who gamble and may the odds be ever in your favor.