ENCE vs BIG Prediction: ENCE will have significant problems in this match

Prediction for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 ENCE vs BIG match which will take place on January 31st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Finnish organization refused to have a top international roster. Now ENCE is played by the Poles under the leadership of four-time CS:GO Major Champion gla1ve. In 2024, the team didn't play anywhere, so it's difficult to make any kind of analysis about the team's state.

Three new players joined ENCE from 9INE. In the previous team, they were regularly selected for tier-1 tournaments but failed to win them. 9INE could occasionally make a sensation against strong opponents, but the results were inconsistent. Hades returned to ENCE, which the organization replaced due to the lack of results. The organization's roster can be called the worst in its history. The only logic can be found in the absence of a language barrier within the team, but a Dane that will control the four Poles is also not entirely clear.

BIG is in good shape for the IEM Katowice 2024. At the beginning of January, the German team did not qualify for the RMR of the CS2 Major, which disappointed the whole game community. At BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, tabseN and the company showed a different level. BIG defeated Cloud9 and Heroic within a few rounds of defeating Astralis to reach the BLAST Spring Finals. Why was that?

First of all, because of the loyalty of the captain. TabseN believes that the German CS2 scene can still compete for titles, so he did not accept the invitation to join other teams. Second, Krimbo and mantuu started to help him - they gave excellent statistics in matches and caused much damage. We should also mention Prosus, his actions on the map were often unexpected for opponents, and his shooting was no less accurate. Thirdly, they are a disciplined team with good training on Anubis, Vertigo, and Ancient, so it will not be possible to ban all options against the Germans.

Both teams have the potential to play well. BIG knows how to play against 9INE. In terms of current form, the Germans look much better, plus they are in a good mood after a strong performance in the BLAST groups. ENCE will have significant problems in this match and will unlikely last more than nine rounds in BO1.