forZe vs. MIBR, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/19 CS:GO

We don’t have a clear favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when forZe takes on MIBR in the Group B consolidation final of the Flashpoint 2 on Thursday. The bookies are giving a slight favorite tag to forZe, and if the Russians manage to win, they will advance to the Grand final and playoffs, while the losing team will go to the Last Chance Stage.

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

After winning 6th place at the IEM New York 2020 CIS and $3,000 with 1719 RMR Points, forZe secured the playoffs at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe, where they will play against sAw in the opening round. They beat Envy in the first game at this tournament despite losing the opening map but lost the following match to BIG in straight maps. forZe lost ten of the previous 16 matches.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, forZe displayed decent performances on Mirage (72.7% win rate), Inferno (69.0%), and Nuke (66.7%), while they didn’t play well on Overpass (33.3%). forZe is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 129 maps with a record of 76 wins and 53 losses. The lineup consists of facecrack (1.02 rating), almazer (1.03), FL1T (1.17), xsepower (1.19), and Jerry (1.02).

MIBR Team Stats and Latest Results

MIBR finished the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020 in 7th position and won $7,500 along with a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown for their efforts. They lost the opening match of this tournament to BIG after displaying a couple of dreadful performances on Mirage and Dust2 but managed to respond with a 2-1 victory over Envy. MIBR lost nine of the last 13 games.

In the previous three months, MIBR played fine on Nuke (75.0%) and was above average on Dust2 (57.1%), while they disappointed on Overpass (20.0%) and Inferno (22.2%). MIBR assembled its squad in November this year and appeared on 15 maps with a record of seven wins and eight losses. The team members are kNgV- (1.09), LUCAS1 (0.94), trk (0.98), leo_drk (1.03), and vsm (1.10).

forZe vs. MIBR H2H Record

These rivals have never met before.

forZe vs. MIBR Betting Preview

The difference between these two teams is not big, especially not in the CS:GO rankings, as forZe is only eight places ahead of MIBR. I honestly don’t have a clue which side will get away with a win as it seems both are capable of winning this match. In situations like this, I am usually going with Over 2.5 maps, and that’s exactly what I am going to do here.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-123 @GG.BET)