FURIA vs. Triumph, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/09 CS:GO Betting Picks

FURIA and Triumph will face each other in the Group stage Best of 3 at the ESL Pro League Season 12 North America (Online) tournament. After the opening round, FURIA has three points, and Triumph has zero. First and second place in the group starts in the upper bracket, while third and fourth start in the lower bracket. The ESL Pro League Season 12 North America will play until September 27th for a prize pool of $225,000, and a total of eight teams will participate.

FURIA has seven wins in its last nine matches and has a win rate of 65.0% in the past three months. In the first round, they beat Cloud9 2-1. FURIA has a record of over 50% on all maps. Dust2 is their first ban, and Vertigo (61.5%) is their first pick. They play best on Mirage (71.4%), where they achieved five victories and two defeats. Currently, they are ninth in the world, and the best player in the squad is Andrei Piovezan “arT” with a rating of 1.13 and 0.74 kills per round in the previous three months.

Triumph is in an agonized series of five defeats in a row and has a win rate of 52.0% in the past three months. Recently, there was a change in the roster, Gabe “Spongey" Greiner was cut off, and his place was replaced by Ryan “ryann” Welsh. The core lineup has only played seven matches together. On Inferno, they have four defeats in a row, and Train is their first ban. Currently, they are 74th in the world.

Pick: Handicap FURIA -1.5 (-196 @PINNACLE)

FURIA is a better-ranked team and huge favorite judging by the bookmakers. Triumph lineup is not coordinated, and they have no chance in this match. I expect a convincing victory for FURIA 2-0.