Astralis vs HEET Prediction: No Chance for the French Team

ESL Pro League Season 16 is a historically significant event for the world community, and we can't overestimate its importance. The champion title is more important than a prize pool (by the standards of CS:GO) of 823,000$. The tournament is unique in its system, namely in its duration. During the month, the participating teams will defend the banners of their organization. The tournament involves 24 teams, divided into four groups of 6 teams. The first-place team in their group will receive a slot in the quarterfinals. Second and third-place teams will go to the first round of the playoffs, and the rest will go home.

Group stage matches will be played in a round-robin system (everyone plays everyone for points in the group), and group stage matches will be played in a BHO3 format. Playoffs will be a single elimination system (to one defeat) in a BO3 format, grand final BO5.

Team HEET is the underdog of the group, who so far can't win a map in this tournament. The favorite team Astralis should have no trouble claiming another win.

Astralis: an Effortless Victory

Just like team interaction, the individual form of players changes from match to match. Every player can play a game in the style of HooXi or in s1mple, and it is unclear what factor it depends on. Also, in the game, the team had poor tactical preparation. The game is often built on the individual actions of the players, who do not always manage to give a quality game. However, Astralis always had a perfect start in tournaments. They always beat their opponents on "plus morale" very confidently in the first stages but quickly gave up their positions, and by the middle of the tournament they didn't have a solution to win. 

But, in this tournament, they played very poorly in their opening match. They played against the underdogs of the group - the team Complexity and, having won the opponent's map, the Danes started playing without respect to the opponent and tried to finish the game quickly. Underestimation led the Danish team to defeat in the match. By the match against MOUZ, gla1ve's company made conclusions and changed their attitude. As a result - a confident victory. The next match against HEET looks like free group points for the Danes. However, we need to approach the match without underestimating the opponent, to show a disciplined game and not to make the same mistakes.

The last change in the lineup was the arrival of Martin trace Heldt as head coach.

The best rating according to hltv was the 3rd in the world. Now it's #4.

The best map is Inferno, with a win rate of 75% for 8 maps played.

HEET: Not Ready for Tier1

The French HEET (former DBL PONEY) are ambitious and want to win. They are close to the level of the game, but so far, they are not ready for dash1. Like all the other teams, HEET has been preparing for the tournament and wants to earn their way through so that it will be a tough fight. For the new season, the French team welcomed JACKZ, who is unlikely to be an upgrade, but will be strong support for the team in terms of experience. The HEET squad has never advanced into a deep stage of tournaments before; if they do, the new teammate will be a great addition to the squad. The team has already played a qualifying tournament in the new playing season, where they successfully achieved their goal of a spot on the RMR.

The French played their first game in this tournament very poorly. They played against the favorite, and no one expected them to win, but they had to show at least some preparation. Absolutely the same can be said about the second match. A toothless game in tactical terms, combined with the poor individual form of the players, leads to defeat after defeat. In such a state, the French have nothing to do in this tournament. They are simply not ready for Tier1.

The last change in the lineup was the arrival of Audric JACKZ Jug.

The best rating according to hltv was 18th in the world. Now it's #32.

The best map is Ancient, with a win rate of 75% for four maps played.

Expert Betting Tips

For this match, we offer the following betting options: the maps H1 (-1.5), the rounds TU (26.5) on map 1, the rounds TU (24.5) on map 1, and the correct score of 2:0 in favor of Astralis.