As part of the ESL Pro League Season 21, a match will take place between two teams — M80 and FlyQuest. M80 approaches the match as the clear favorite due to recent successful performances, while FlyQuest is trying to find their game after a series of setbacks. In this article, we will review their current form and map pool to make a prediction for the upcoming game.
Current Form of the Teams
M80
M80 approaches the match in excellent form, having won all of their last five matches against teams such as BOSS, NRG, Nouns, Marsborne (twice). The team recently took first place at the Ace North American Masters Spring 2025, securing a spot at the BLAST Open Spring 2025. Although M80 hasn't participated in S-tier tournaments in the last month, their overall rating (6.5) indicates a stable level of play.
| Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 days ago | M80 | 2 - 0 | BOSS |
| 13 days ago | M80 | 2 - 0 | NRG |
| 14 days ago | M80 | 2 - 0 | Nouns |
| 17 days ago | M80 | 2 - 1 | Marsborne |
| 18 days ago | M80 | 2 - 1 | Marsborne |
FlyQuest
FlyQuest, on the other hand, is going through a tough period. The team hasn't won any of their last five matches, losing to SAW, BIG, Falcons, Astralis, and 3DMAX. Poor performances at the IEM Katowice 2025 Play-in and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, where FlyQuest failed to win any matches, indicate serious problems within the team. However, FlyQuest's average rating at S-tier tournaments for the month (5.8) is higher than that of M80.
| Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 days ago | FlyQuest | 1 - 2 | SAW |
| 12 days ago | FlyQuest | 1 - 2 | BIG |
| 13 days ago | FlyQuest | 0 - 2 | Falcons |
| 28 days ago | FlyQuest | 1 - 2 | Astralis |
| 28 days ago | FlyQuest | 0 - 2 | 3DMAX |
Team Map Pool
M80 almost always bans Nuke, which makes sense given that this map is not among the team's strong ones. FlyQuest, in turn, prefers to remove Mirage, as they do not show consistent results on it. As their first pick, M80 might choose Dust II — a map where the team has the highest win rate (80%).
FlyQuest is likely to favor Anubis, which they often choose and have a decent win percentage on (64%). After the second stage of bans, Ancient might remain as the deciding map — both teams often play it, and FlyQuest even has a slight advantage in win rate here.
| Map | M80 Winrate | M | B | Last 5 Matches (M80) | FlyQuest Winrate | M | B | Last 5 Matches (FlyQuest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuke | 0% | 0 | 29 | FB, FB, FB, FB, FB | 70% | 10 | 12 | L, L, W, L, FB |
| Ancient | 57% | 21 | 7 | L, W, W, W, W | 64% | 11 | 6 | W, W, L, L, L |
| Anubis | 63% | 24 | 2 | W, L, W, W, W | 64% | 14 | 3 | W, W, L, W, L |
| Train | 0% | 1 | 1 | L | 50% | 2 | 1 | L, W |
| Dust II | 80% | 10 | 9 | W, W, L, W, W | 44% | 9 | 11 | FB, L, FB, L, W |
| Inferno | 75% | 8 | 11 | W, W, W, L, W | 36% | 14 | 5 | L, L, L, W, L |
| Mirage | 50% | 8 | 18 | L, FB, W, L, W | 0% | 0 | 22 | FB, FB, FB, FB, FB |
Match Prediction
The form of the teams clearly favors M80. FlyQuest has not shown worthy results in recent tournaments, while M80 confidently wins their matches. FlyQuest may have chances on their map, such as Anubis, but overall, M80 appears to be the clear favorite.
Prediction: M80 wins 2:0
ESL Pro League Season 21 will take place from March 1 to 16 in Stockholm, Sweden. 24 teams will compete for a prize pool of $400,000. Follow the schedule, match results, and tournament progress via the link here.
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