Forutsigelse av kamp: Heroic - OG | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Heroic and OG will meet as part of the IEM Katowice 2023 group stage semi-finals. Interestingly, the winner of this match guarantees a place in the playoffs of the tournament, and will also go to the group B grand final, where they will play with the winner of the match Vitality - fnatic.

However, the loser will not go anywhere and will go to realize his last chance in the lower bracket.

As for the match itself, I'm very interested in the fate of Heroic's preparations, since this team, nominally being the best in the world, has managed to disappoint in several games in a row. And it got to the ugly - the Danes lose at their peak Complexity.

Here a quite logical thought arises: but if you lose to such guys, then OG will surely be able to pick up the map, or even compete for the victory in the series?

In general, everything is quite interesting for us, because in its current form Heroic does not seem like a team that claims to be a trophy. If we talk about OG, then so far the team is impressive, but not with their game, but with the very fact of victories. Therefore, here I would look at the map from the guys who can play on the decline of the Danes.

Form Heroic

The first team of the world ranking played ambiguously at the recent BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, as they were defeated by Evil Geniuses and Vitality in the group.

However, in the Play-In, the Danish team managed to wake up a bit in order to beat BIG and get into the spring finals. However, at the time, it was noticeable that Heroic was a little floating and could not keep up the pace throughout the series.

So, at the start of the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, Xizt's wards won Complexity, but at the same time gave up their peak. In this regard, you should not think that Heroic will suddenly turn on and start taking out everyone in a row.

Heroic's latest results:

• Victory over Astralis with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:1.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Complexity with a score of 2:1.

Best Heroic Maps:

• Overpass - 80% of wins.
• Vertigo - 67% of wins.
• Mirage - 67% of wins.
• Ancient - 50% win rate.

It is worth noting that the Danish team does not play on the Anubis map.

Form OG

The eleventh team in the world ranking also attended the recent BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, where they took second place in their group, but showed a very mixed game with two losses from FaZe Clan. And in the Play-In, the European team did not fulfill its task, as they lost to Astralis in the decisive match.

Nevertheless, OG came to Poland, where already on the first match day they got two victories over Sprout and fnatic. And yet, those victories can hardly be called cool, because in some places the team sagged.

As for the start at the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, here the team managed to outplay MOUZ, but again with big problems. And it becomes clear that OG will not get lucky so regularly.

Latest OG results:

• Defeated by FaZe Clan with a score of 0:2.
• Defeated by Astralis with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Sprout with a score of 19:16.
• 2:1 victory over fnatic.
• Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:1.

Best OG cards:

• Overpass - 75% of wins.
• Inferno - 56% of wins.

In turn, the European team still refuses the Nuke card.

Heroic vs OG match statistics

During the last season, the teams held two meetings:

• Heroic win at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B with a score of 2:1.
• OG's victory at BLAST Premier World Final 2022 with a score of 2:1.

Interestingly, in both cases, the teams played on the Mirage and Inferno maps.

Prediction for the match Heroic — OG

Perhaps I made my point clear. If Heroic is in bad shape, then the decline will certainly continue here, especially since OG will be clearly stronger than Complexity and will be able to impose even more intrigue.

However, I would not blindly believe in ruggah's wards, since I still haven't seen a sensible game from them. However, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the OG team.