Astralis vs. Fiend, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/08 CS: GO

Astralis and Fiend will clash at the quarter-finals of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe this Friday. Astralis had an outstanding performance at the group stage compared to Fiend and we expect them to show similar performance at the playoffs.

Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results

Astralis is ranked 8th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 176 weeks. The Danish team had an excellent performance at the group stage, having won all their 5 rounds. Meanwhile, they finished 3-4th at the IEM Cologne 2021, 13-16th at the ESL Pro League Season 14, 4-6th at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 6 games and hold a win rate of 63.2%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that they have attained a decent performance on Nuke (72.7%), Dust2 (62.5%), Overpass (60.0%), and Inferno (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (33.3%) and Vertigo (0.0%). They have a line-up that includes Xyp9x (1.00), dupreeh (1.13), Magisk (1.13), Bubzkji (0.98), and Lucky (1.05).

Fiend Team Stats and Latest Results

Fiend Team is ranked 25th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 67 weeks. They lost their first 2 matches at the group stage of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe but pulled through to the playoffs after winning 3 consecutive matches. Their poor start was linked to the fact that they were involved in other tournaments. At the moment, they are also part of the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021, V4 Future Sports Festival 2021 International Cup, BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021, and REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 2. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 5 matches and hold a win rate of 64.1%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (78.9%), Ancient (75.0%), Mirage (69.6%), and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (38.5%) and Overpass (37.5%). Fiend has maintained 1 line-up since June that consists of bubble (0.99), v1c7oR (1.06), dream3r (1.15), REDSTAR (1.15), and h4rn (1.16).

Astralis vs. Fiend H2H Record

Head-to-head records have no meeting between the opponents and this will be their first encounter.

Astralis vs. Fiend Betting Preview

I am psyched up about this match because both teams are in good form. Astralis Team won all their matches at the group stage of the IEM Fall 2021 while Fiend managed to win 3 out of their 5 matches. At the same time, Astralis has a 5-match win streak while the opponent won their last 4 matches. But since Fiend has an advantage on 4 maps, we tend to believe that they will win this matchup.

The Pick: Fiend to win.