Heroic vs. Astralis, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/20 CS: GO

Heroic has won all their 4 matches while Astralis has won 2 out of their 3 matches. So far, they are the leaders of Group A and are very optimistic to progress to the next stage. In this match, Heroic is the better team to win.

Heroic Stats and Latest Results

Heroic is ranked 8th on the global ranking. The Danish team has so far displayed the best performance at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14. They won all their 4 matches and have qualified for the quarter-finals. They finished 4th Flashpoint 3 in May and 7-8th at the recently concluded IEM Cologne 2021. Other than the ESL Pro League Season 14, they have also qualified for the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 which is scheduled to start later this year. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and holds a win rate of 62.5%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (100.0%), Nuke (76.9%), Ancient (75.0%), and Overpass (71.4%). On the other hand, they failed to show an impressive performance on Inferno (40.0%) and Mirage (25.0%). The team line-up includes cadiaN (1.10), refrezh (1.03), stavn (1.12), TeSeS (1.11), sjuush (1.08).

Astralis Stats and Latest Results

Astralis is ranked 4th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 174 weeks. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14, they have won 2 matches and lost 1. They won their first match against Spirit (2-1), lost to ENCE (2-0) in the second round, then bounced back to defeat Bad News Bears in the third round. Considering their performance in other tournaments, they finished 6th at the Flashpoint 3 and 9-12th at the IEM Summer 2021. At the same time, the Danish team finished 3-4th at the IEM Cologne 2021. Considering the team’s performance in the last 8 matches, they won 5 matches and holds a win rate of 46.7%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (66.7%), Inferno (57.1%), and Nuke (55.6%). They achieved an average performance on Dust2 (50.0%) but failed to show a decent performance on Overpass (40.0%) and Ancient (25.0%). The team line-up consists of dupreeh (1.13), gla1ve (0.99), Magisk (1.13), Bubzkji (1.00), and Lucky (1.14).

Heroic vs. Astralis H2H Record

There are 7 head-to-head meetings between the opponents. So far, Heroic has won 4 times while Astralis has 3 wins. Their last encounter was at the IEM Cologne 2021 where they played 2 maps and Astralis won.

Heroic vs. Astralis Betting Preview

Heroic has shown excellent performance at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14 and holds a 4-match win streak. On the other hand, Astralis has a 1-match win streak. Considering the map performance, Heroic leads on Ancient, Overpass, Nuke, and Mirage while Astralis takes Dust2 and Inferno. Based on these stats, Heroic is the better team to win.

The Pick: Heroic to win.