Match Prediction: G2 Esports - Astralis | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 is gradually coming to its logical conclusion. Two European Esports clubs, G2 Esports and Astralis, will face off in the semi-finals of the tournament. The winner will qualify for the championship finals, while the loser will settle for 3-4th place and $80,000 in prize money. The format of the match is bo3. Will Astralis be able to win the rematch? We will find out very soon.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match are performing in the current year, how they did in their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

G2 Esports Uniforms

German esports organisation G2 Esports started the current year on a Major note. First, the team took 1st-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, earning $27,500. G2 Esports' next event was the legendary tournament in Katowice, Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023. There, G2 Esports emerged victorious and the championship earned them $400,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 ended for the team with 9-12th place and $25,000. At the Major event in Paris, the Katowice champions did not have much success, finishing in 12th-14th place and failing to qualify for the Legends stage. G2 Esports also competed at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, where a 5th-6th place finish earned the team $10,000. BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 ended with a 3rd-4th place finish for G2 Esports, earning $40,000 in prize money.

The European squad's last tournament was BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023. At the BLAST tournament, G2 Esports fell straight into Group C, where they lost to Team Liquid 1-2 in the semi-finals. After falling to the bottom of the group, HooXi and his teammates defeated OG (Ancient - 16-6, Inferno - 16-6) to advance to the final losers' bracket of their group. After losing to FaZe Clan on two maps in a row, G2 Esports went to Play-In. There their opponent was Evil Geniuses. G2 managed to win the full bo3 series (Inferno - 16-7, Nuke - 13-16, Mirage - 19-15). Thus, the team advanced to the second round of the Play-In. In the final match of the tournament, G2 Esports faced NAVI and lost on two consecutive maps. The 7th-9th place finish earned HooXi and the team $8,500 and a slot on BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023.

The G2 Esports team started their journey to the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 with a 2-1 win over Astralis. In the semifinals of the grid winners HooXi and team outplayed FaZe Clan on two maps in a row and advanced to the group finals. G2 Esports defeated Team Vitality with the score 2:1 (Inferno - 17-19, Vertigo - 16-10, Mirage - 16-8) and qualified for the semi-final play-offs of the tournament.

G2 Esports recent results stats:

• A 2-1 victory over Team Vitality
• Victory over FaZe Clan 2:0
• Victory over Astralis with the score 2:1
• 0:2 defeat by Natus Vincere
• 2:1 win over Evil Geniuses

Astralis uniform

The team from Denmark, Astralis this year correctly positions its current playing form and successfully participates in not the biggest tournaments, but also tries not to miss the big international events. Among the successful performances it is worth noting the victories in such tournaments as CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which allowed Astralis to earn $44,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 saw the team fail, finishing in 17th-20th place. A silver medal at Brazy Party earned the club $70,000. At Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 blameF and his teammates took 5th-6th place, and at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 they finished 7th-8th. Astralis also participated in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. The team managed to play two matches as part of the qualifier and finished runner-up.

The draw for BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 placed the Danish team in Group B. Astralis lost to Natus Vincere 1-2 in the semifinals of the top set. After dropping to the lower grid, the Danes Ledgeili BIG with a similar result. Thus the team made it to the Play-In stage. In the first round of the stage blameF and his teammates made a kind of upset and defeated Complexity Gaming with the result 2:0 (Vertigo - 16-12, Overpass - 16-4). Astralis did not stop there and sensationally defeated Team Liquid with the same score (Overpass - 16-11, Inferno - 16-9). The 4th-6th place in the tournament brought blameF and his team $17,500 in prize money and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023.

Astralis started their participation at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 with another match against Team Liquid. In a bo1 confrontation, the team's players once again defeated Liquid at Ancient with a 16-10 score and advanced to the second round of the Play-In. The competitive battle against Apeks ended with Astralis winning 2-1 and getting into the group stage. The quarterfinals of the top grid blameF and team lost to G2 Esports with a score of 1-2 and dropped to the losers' bracket. Their opponent in the lower grid was Ninjas in Pyjamas. Astralis won 2:0 (Vertigo - 16-6, Ancient - 16-6) and advanced to the semi-finals of the net. There, the team's players easily outplayed MOUZ 2-0 (Ancient - 16-8, Nuke - 16-11). A busy series against Natus Vincere in the lower group final ended with a win for Astralis, who secured a slot in the quarter-finals of IEM Cologne 2023. The Danish team's first opponent in the play-offs was Heroic, who Astralis defeated 2-0 (Ancient - 16-7, Inferno - 16-11) to advance to the semi-finals.

Statistics of Astralis' recent results:

• 2-0 win over Heroic
• Victory over Natus Vincere 2:1
• 2:0 win over MOUZ
• 2:0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
• Defeat by G2 Esports 1:2

Match History of G2 Esports - Astralis

G2 Esports and Astralis have played against each other once since the beginning of this year. In the group stage of IEM Cologne 2023, G2 Esports won 2:1 (Ancient - 12-16, Inferno - 16-13, Nuke - 16-9).

Predicted result of the match G2 Esports - Astralis

G2 Esports have already defeated their opponent in this tournament, and in general HooXi and the team show a better game. Let's bet on the victory of the team G2 Esports.