Astralis vs MOUZ Prediction: Astralis to Improve

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.

Group C will feature teams very close to each other regarding the level of play, and the battle for the playoffs will be fierce! The first round was very unpredictable. The favorites didn't do their best, and someone may have already said goodbye to the playoffs.

Astralis: Captain Instability

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 poorly in their opening match. They played against the group's underdogs - the team Complexity, and after winning the opponent's card, the Danes believed in their strength. On their choice, Astralis began to play without respect for the opponent and tried to finish the game quickly. Underestimation led the Danish team to overtime and a loss on their pick, and on the third decisive one, the Astralis could not pull themselves together. Having lost precious points in their opening match, gla1ve and the company have no margin for error in future rounds. The game against MOUZ does not look chance-free. There is not enough information on the MOUZ team, and it is not possible to prepare thoroughly. Hence, the Astralis team needs to take advantage of their advantage of the amount of experience and come out the winner to ensure themselves a comfortable position in the group.

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

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

The best map is Inferno, with a win rate of 71% in 7 cards played.

MOUZ: Another Victory?

MOUZ team last year changed the lineup very often, almost after each tournament. The coach, the shooter, and the supporting players have changed. NBK-, who came back from Valorant to play for MOUZ after a month, was replaced by a player from the academy (MOUZ NXT). Now it was the turn of Bymas, who was also replaced by an academy player. The MOUZ academy roster is actually very good and has been ranked above the main roster for a while, so integrating players into the core seems like a logical decision. Well, we can safely talk about a fully operational and well-organized academy, but not the stability of the main roster.

This season, the MOUZ guys have already managed to play qualification for the minors, where they quickly earned a quota. As it should be, they proved to be stronger than teams at the tier2 - tier3 level. 

This tournament MOUZ team started with a victory. Against the Danes from Heroic, who are much more experienced, it was necessary to show a perfect game of performers, which they managed to do. Also, a significant factor in our victory was our opponent's map selection errors. Their second opponent will be the team Astralis, which made a mistake in their opening game and will play disciplined and at full strength. Will MOUZ get another win and lead the group?

The last change in the lineup was the arrival of Dorian xertioN Berman.

Best hltv rating - 5th in the world. Now it's #10.

The best map is Mirage, with a 90% win rate in 10 maps played.

Expert Betting Tips

For this match, we offer the following betting options: W1, the maps TO (2.5), the round TO (26.5) on map 1, and the correct score of 2:1 in favor of Astralis.