Fnatic vs Bad News Eagles Prediction: We believe in a Bad News Eagles win

On November 17, Fnatic and Bad News Eagles will play their next match in the Elisa Masters Espoo 2022. We'll soon find out which team will be stronger.

Fnatic looked impressive in the autumn of 2022. The team reached the ESL Pro League Season 16 playoffs and participated in the knock-out rounds at the IEM Rio Major 2022. The organization has finally found the right combination of players capable of competing against the best opponents in CS:GO. FASHR, nicodooz, and roeJ joined the team over the summer, and Fnatic's results have improved dramatically.

At the Rio majors, the team had problems against teams from the top 10 of the HLTV ranking and only managed to beat Cloud9 on the first game day. At the same time, against their neighbors on the world leaderboard (spots 10-20), Fnatic won all their encounters (5 out of 5). According to the statistics, the Europeans always take the next round after a successful one, which means they know how to play their opponent's eco-rounds. Also, Fnatic players at the level of elite teams played blinding grenades (0.29 kills were made through flashcards)

Successful performances in two major tournaments lead to the conclusion that Fnatic is suitable as a favorite for Elisa Masters Espoo. However, the team will play with a stand-in at the tournament: KRIMZ has been injured, and the academy player Peppzor will play in his place.

The team from Kosovo is a strong representative of the tier-2 European CS:GO competitive scene. Until October, Bad News Eagles had only played against peers with occasional success. However, the Eagles managed to reach the majors again and afterward surprised all the analysts with a stunning performance in the Challengers stage.

In the main part of the tournament, the team played four series, with success only against FaZe Clan. But a glance at the Bad News Eagles' stats for the Challengers stage showed astonishing results: a 68% win rate, 90% success in 5x4 situations, and 43% for shutouts. For defense, 83% of the rounds were won. RigoN and sinnopsyy were among the top 10 players on the stage, with ratings of 1.38 and 1.33, respectively. The Eagles need more consistent practice in such encounters to play at the dash-1 level. But in matches against equal opponents, the Bad News Eagles are more likely to emerge victorious.

Fnatic prevented a misfire against equal opponents in the last three months. However, the team from Kosovo has been showing excellent performance lately, and the experience of playing in the majors in Rio may positively impact future performances. It's impossible to pick a favorite in this encounter, but it will certainly be a close battle, so Total Over 26.5 rounds is very likely to be. The odds for this outcome are 1.83. We can believe in a Bad News Eagles win. The odds are 1.95.