FURIA vs. Cloud9, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/2 CS:GO
FURIA is facing Cloud9 in the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 12 North America on Wednesday and is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter. There are six more teams in the group alongside FURIA and Cloud9, and the top four will go to the playoffs.
FURIA Team Stats and Latest Results
FURIA wants to return to the winning ways following the most recent defeat to Evil Geniuses in the semi-final of the ESL One Cologne 2020 North America. The Brazilians settled with third place and $12,500 prize money. They did win the DreamHack Open Summer 2020 North America prior to the ESL One tournament with a 2-1 comeback victory over Liquid and added $35,000 to their bank account. They won seven of the previous 11 matches.
In the last three months, FURIA had the most success on Mirage (71.4% win rate) and Train (66.7%), while they have been average on Overpass and Nuke. The current lineup is paying together since June 2020 and it consists of HEN1 (1.11 rating), arT (1.15), yuurih (1.13), VINI (1.03), and KSCERATO (1.14). This lineup appeared on 52 maps and has a record of 31 wins and 21 losses.
Cloud9 Team Stats and Latest Results
Cloud9 failed to secure their place to the FunSpark ULTI 2020 North America as they lost to Chaos 2-0 in the Consolidation final. After that defeat, Cloud9 suffered two more, both to Liquid at the ESL One Cologne 2020 North America, but managed to beat Triumph between those two losses. They won five of the previous ten games.
When it comes to the maps over the past three months, Cloud9 was excellent on Overpass (77.8%) and played very well on Inferno (62.5%). On the other hand, the American team failed to impress on Dust2 (33.3%) and Nuke (37.5%). The current lineup consists of three Americans and two guys from South Africa. They have been playing together since June 2020 and have 49 maps under their belts. The team members are Sonic (0.99 rating), JT (0.89), floppy (1.11), motm (1.01), and oSee (1.20), who is the best player of all ten involved in this clash.
FURIA vs. Cloud9 H2H Record
These rivals have faced four times before, and the series is currently tied at 2-2. Cloud9 won the latest H2H encounter when they beat FURIA 2-1 at the cs_summit 6 North America.
FURIA vs. Cloud9 Betting Preview
FURIA is in a better form and is a higher-ranked team at the moment, but we shouldn’t underestimate Cloud9, who won the recent H2H match. oSee is in a fantastic form in the last three months or so, and he has the quality to drive his team forward. I believe he will cause a lot of problems to FURIA in this one. I am backing Cloud9 to cover the +9.5 round handicap, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they manage to win a map.
