The second day of BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 will begin in just a few hours, which means it's time for us to make a prediction for the upcoming matches! Right now, we will analyse the match between Heroic and Astralis.
Heroic and Astralis lost their first matches at the championship. Astralis lost their match against Complexity with a score of 0:2, and Heroic lost to Team Vitality with the same score. Remember, the loser of this match will be eliminated from the tournament.
Individual Form
In this match, it's difficult to discuss individual form, as the Heroic team is currently undergoing a nightmare with their lineup. The match against Team Vitality was the last for team captain cadiaN, who will soon leave the team and has already begun searching for a new organization.
Now Heroic is playing with two replacements:
In:
Out:
- cadiaN transferred to the reserve of Heroic
- jabbi transferred to the reserve of Heroic
- stavn transferred to the reserve of Heroic
However, looking at the dry numbers, the teams look almost equal in all parameters except for headshot percentages, where Heroic leads their opponents by 10%.
Map Pool
But when talking about the map pool for this match, an interesting picture emerges. For both teams, the map Anubis is a permaban.
Here it's like a coin toss, as Heroic really dislikes playing on the new Inferno, where Astralis will have a slight advantage as they frequently play this map.
Heroic must pick Nuke to at least get a grip on this match. And at the end, the most logical map would be Overpass. Yes, it suits Astralis perfectly, but Heroic simply has no other option but to play it.
For example, they feel even worse on Ancient, as well as on Mirage.
Prediction
Our prediction for this match is based on the fact that Heroic might play this championship without full morale, as their lineup, which could have built its era at the beginning of the Counter-Strike 2 heyday, is falling apart before their eyes.
Therefore, we bet on an Astralis victory with a score of 2:1.
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