Astralis and FaZe Clan will fight for the right to make it directly to the semi-finals of IEM Cologne 2022. The losing team will advance to the quarter-finals. The game will start on the 10th of July at 20:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+1.5) for Astralis – 1.51.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Maps Over 2.5 – 1.97.
Astralis are in great form, as they clearly demonstrated in their victories over FURIA and Cloud9. They are uncomfortable opponents for FaZe Clan and last month they already managed to put up a fight. We think they’ll be able to take at least one map in their next encounter.
The last two matches between the teams were played on three maps.
Astralis have been in optimum form over the course of this championship. They have not been seen in this form for a very long time. In the past four meetings, they have been successful. In the last two games, they confidently defeated FURIA (2-0) and Cloud9 (2-0). In both cases, the team did not even give their opponents a map.
Astralis feel very comfortable on many maps and are not at all afraid to play their game. Remarkably, BlameF has finished the last eight maps with a positive kill/death ratio.
FaZe Clan are at the top of the world rankings, and in order to keep this bar high, they need at least to reach the finals of this tournament. FaZe Clan are gradually gaining their former form. At IEM Cologne, they already managed to take on 00Nation (2-0) and proved their superiority over Team Spirit (2-0).
The meeting with 00Nation was tense, but karrigan and company proved their superiority on both maps. It should be stressed that the squad continues to have a 90% win rate on Nuke, which is their best map to date.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Astralis: Xyp9x, k0nfig, gla1ve, blameF, Farlig.
FaZe Clan: karrigan, rain, Twistzz, ropz, broky.
blameF from Astralis and karrigan from FaZe Clan are our highlighted players in the match.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
In the current season, the teams have met once. FaZe Clan defeated Astralis at the Roobet Cup 2022 (2-1).
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played in Cologne, Germany.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for IEM Cologne 2022: Astralis vs FaZe Clan at Sportsbet.io and VBet.