ENCE vs FaZe Clan Prediction: Meeting Without Evident Favorite

Prediction for IEM Sydney match which will take place on October 20th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

ENCE just broke into the top 5 of HLTV in the summer. Starting with a win at IEM Dallas 2023 has consistently been in the top 4 of the biggest CS:GO events. The tournament in Sydney is the first in the CS2 era, but there is every chance to reach the semifinals and maybe even the grand finals again.

The path through Group A was fairly easy until G2 Esports. In the match for first place in the group, G2 was stronger, which affected the statistics of the SunPayus team. ENCE is the best at open duels (55% rate) and also does the most damage with grenades on maps (28.6 per round). The team plays pistol rounds well, winning seven out of twelve in six maps. SAw often talks about his charges, actively practicing offense on maps. In Sydney, they are more successful at offense than defense (55% to 45%). It's hard to identify a leader in ENCE. While SunPayus' play is sometimes outside the realm of possibility, it's just as often the actions of dycha or NertZ make a difference.

Such a lineup of ENCE is more about complementing each other. 

For Karrigan's team, 2023 is divided into two parts - spring, when they won the Intel Grand Slam, and fall, when FaZe Clan didn't finish higher than 9th-12th in the last three S events. Twistzzzz admitted that he lost motivation at the moment. But after CS2, he spent much time in the new game and learned the ins and outs. Have his teammates been equally diligent in learning CS2?

FaZe Clan struggles but wins the series in Sydney. They consistently lost at least one map. However, this allowed them to play with a larger map pool and see their strategies against strong opponents. FaZe Clan also had a tough grid: Team Vitality, Natus Vincere with a coach on the player slot, and GamerLegion, who brought a lot of problems in the playoffs. Surprisingly, the teams are more often more efficient in attack, but FaZe Clan shows the best game for CT side: 60% win rate, 40 grenade damage per round, and 88% realization of 5x4 situations. Such numbers are usual for teams that wait for enemies on the plants and win shootouts. In the top 5 of the individual rating is Broky - the Latvian has 1.26 HLTV rating, 82 damage per round.

FaZe Clan doesn't look like a favorite anymore, but they're still complicated to beat in BO3. The team played a lot of maps in Sydney and had time to warm up. Most importantly, they are returning to a disciplined style of play with no unnecessary movement. 

The future stars will meet Intel Grand Slam winners and winners of dozens of individual awards at various events. ENCE is a slight favorite, but that's based on past performance. Based on the games in Sydney, the FaZe clan seems a bit more comfortable with the new shooter maps. Three maps will be the best to look forward to here.