Fnatic vs. PACT Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 6/23

Fnatic and PACT will face in the 5th place decider bracket semi-final of the cs_summit 6 Europe Regional Qualifier. Both sides are looking to secure a ticket to the main tournament, but that can only be possible if they reach the Grand Final and win. The better team will meet c0ntact or Complexity in the final battle. These rivals have never met before.

The Swedish side and one of the most decorated teams, Fnatic, are coming into this encounter as absolute favorites despite losing three of the last five matches. They are forced to play this decider after a shocking 2-0 loss to Heroic. Over the last three months, Fnatic has a 53.3% win rate, which is not great for the team of such rating. When it comes to the maps during the same period, Fnatic is the most dangerous on Train (72.7% win rate), while they have been displaying weaker performances on Vertigo (0.0%), Dust2 (30.0%), and Mirage (30.8%).

The Polish team PACT had an excellent chance to qualify for the main tournament with a 1-0 map advantage against FATE, but they lost the next two maps, and now they need two more wins to reach the big stage. PACT has a 71.4% win rate over the last three months, while they were producing the best results on Overpass map (83.3% win rate) and Inferno (80.0%). On the other hand, PACT is the weakest on Vertigo (50.0%) and Nuke (50.0%).

Pick: Rounds Handicap +10.5 PACT (-110 @GG.BET)

Fnatic is perhaps among the top 10 rated teams in the world right now, but they have been in a weaker form than PACT lately. The Poles know they can hurt the favored opponents if they use Heroic’s tactic from the previous round, and I am backing them to extend this match as much as possible. Although the odds on the winner are suggesting otherwise, it wouldn’t be a shock if Fnatic loses this match, so losing a map also wouldn’t be surprising here.