forZe vs. BIG, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/13 CS:GO
forZe and BIG will be fighting for a spot in the Grand final of the Flashpoint 2 when they face on Friday. BIG is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter as they are looking to return to the top 3 in the CS:GO rankings, and even if they lost this one, they will stay alive as the losing team drops to the Consolidation final where one of Envy or MIBR will be waiting.
forZe Team Stats and Latest Results
forZe finished the league phase of the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe in 6th place and secured the playoffs, in which they will meet sAw, later this month. They ended the LOOT.BET Season 8 in 5th place and won $1,250 for their efforts, while they beat Envy in the opening round at this tournament despite losing the first map 16-2. forZe won 13 of the previous 22 matches.
During the last three months, forZe displayed strong performances on Inferno (75.8% win rate) and Mirage (70.8%), while they were below average only on Overpass (38.5%). forZe’s current lineup has a lot of experience of playing together as they appeared on 142 maps since August 2020 and has a record of 88 wins with 54 losses. The team members are facecrack (1.01 rating), almazer (1.04), FL1T (1.19), xsepower (1.21), and Jerry (1.03).
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG won 5th place at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and was awarded $7,500 with 1875 RMR Points for their efforts, but they had better displays at the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020, where they won $12,500 with a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals. They defeated MIBR 2-1 in the opening match of the Flashpoint 2 with a couple of dominating displays on Mirage and Dust2, winning 16-2 on both maps. BIG won seven of the last 11 games.
In the previous three months, BIG was strong on Mirage (69.2%), Dust2 (66.7%), and Overpass (60.0%), while they failed to impress on Vertigo (33.3%) and Nuke (40.0%). BIG also assembled its squad in August this year, but appeared on only 70 maps with a record of 37 wins and 33 losses. The lineup is made of tabseN (1.02), tiziaN (0.98), syrsoN (1.09), XANTARES (1.11), and k1to (0.96).
forZe vs. BIG H2H Record
These rivals have met on three occasions before, and BIG won two of those matches, including the most recent one at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe Qualifier in June this year.
forZe vs. BIG Betting Preview
BIG recorded better results lately and they are a better-ranked team, and I am backing them to advance to the Grand final with a win here. It is possible these rivals will meet again in the Grand final as the losing side will get an opportunity to reach it through the Consolidation final. Still, I am going with BIG to cut the path to the Grand final to half with a victory on Friday.
The Pick: BIG to win (-204 @PINNACLE)
