Astralis vs BIG Prediction: the German Team Can Upset the Opponent

Prediction for the BLAST Premier Spring Groups match which will take place on January 28th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Astralis did very well at BLAST Premier. The Danish team fought Vitality twice and even won once. Astralis could not stop ZywOo in the Group A final in the extra rounds. But after an unconvincing game in the RMR qualifiers for the CS2 majors, they look confident in the BLAST groups. According to personal statistics, the players didn't stand out with performance - all of them are in the 1-1.15 HLTV rating range. Probably, the device disappointed a bit, but the community forgot that he was not among the top 5 snipers in the world last year. But now Astralis has Stavn and Jabbi, which could affect the team's results in the long run. The Danes play well in pistol rounds (9-7, 56% win rate) and fight back in 4x5 situations (34%). Over the past three months, the team has been most comfortable on Ancient (71% on seven maps) and Mirage (55% on nine maps). Despite the lack of chemistry, Astralis has many quality players, and the team can easily outplay weaker opponents. 

BIG deserves the credit for their performance. The team didn't make it to the RMR majors; the community had already written off them. But in the BLAST groups, they defeated Heroic (2:1), Cloud9 (2:0), and fought Virtus.pro in the final of Group D on the first map (0:2). What does BIG need to win the play-in? First, they are a well-organized team that knows how to plan their actions. The series against Virtus.pro was like a step-by-step strategy - the teams played the rounds long and carefully, and the Bears were not always one step ahead. Second, mantuu and prosus proved themselves in January. Sniper had an incredible 52-kill streak against Cloud9, and the rifler made terrific headshots. Recall the shooting of tabseN and the talent of BIG Krimbo, and you have a pretty competitive team. They are not as well known in the tier 1 scene as they used to be. But their performances at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 let us look at BIG from a different perspective. TabseN handles these talents with competent calls and discipline. 

The bookmakers have Astralis as the favorite, but the matches at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 showed that BIG should not be underestimated. The Germans even have a slight advantage - they have a lot of practice and great win rates on the main maps. On seven of the nine maps, BIG played more than 21.5 rounds. The team will likely fight to the last bullet.