Match Prediction: ENCE - Astralis | Counter-Strike (CS2)

ENCE and Astralis will compete for the right to go to BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022, which will be held in Lisbon in the summer. Both teams showed a confident game in the current championship, rightfully making it to the grand final. And there is a feeling that this match will remain in the memory, because the teams stand against each other and will not give up the victory so easily. Therefore, there is every right to believe that we are waiting for exciting three maps.

Form ENCE

The fifth team of the world ranking seems to have confidently reached the grand final of BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe. If you look at the result in general, then ENCE showed a good game, given the status of the opponents (after all, Copenhagen Flames and Heroic finished the RMR tournament with a 3-0 result). Another question is that in the last matches the team is starting to give up more and more often, making unforced errors and giving the opponents space. It is for this reason that I do not see ENCE as a clear favorite.

Latest ENCE results:

• Victory over HEET with a score of 16:8.
• Victory over Anonymo with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by NIP with a score of 1:2.
• 2:1 victory over Copenhagen Flames.
• Victory over Heroic with a score of 2:1.

Best ENCE cards:

• Nuke - 86% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
• Ancient - 64% of wins.
• Mirage - 57% of wins.
• Overpass - 54% of wins.

Let me remind you that ENCE has not played on the Inferno map for a long time.

Astralis shape

The tenth team of the world ranking, on the contrary, at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe shows almost the most attractive CS for the entire existence of this roster. Moreover, the Danes were not mistaken even once, clearly setting themselves up for victory. And the last game against NIP looked quite coherent, considering how Astralis played on Mirage, the most controversial map for itself. And yet, the Danes have some problems that can be exposed against the background of such an opponent as ENCE.

Astralis latest results:

• Defeat from Players with a score of 1:2.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over HEET with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over NIP with a score of 2:0.

Best Astralis cards:

• Nuke - 88% of wins.
• Ancient - 79% of wins.
• Overpass - 62% of wins.

Moreover, the Danish team can ban both Dust 2 and Mirage with Vertigo.

Match statistics ENCE — Astralis

Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:

• Astralis won at IEM Katowice 2022 with a score of 2:1.
• Astralis won at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B with a score of 16:11.

I note that in both cases the Overpass card was played.

Prediction for the match ENCE — Astralis

Judging by the tournament as a whole, the Danes are admired. However, we must say in advance that Astralis is experiencing some difficulties with cards such as Vertigo, Dust 2 and Mirage. Moreover, the team obviously will not be able to get rid of all their problems at once. At the same time, ENCE sometimes allows too much marriage in the attack, especially on Overpass and Ancient. In this regard, it is difficult for me to single out one favorite. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on Total on cards 2.5 more.