MOUZ vs Heroic Prediction: the Danes to Start the Tournament with a Victory

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.

The third group of the sixteenth season of the EPL is about to start. This group could easily be called the "group of death". Group C will feature teams that are very close to one another in terms of their level of play, and the battle for the playoffs will be fierce! The group will open with an interesting showdown between two teams that are starved for wins and will be showing their best qualities. The Players Break has been over for two weeks now, and all the teams have had plenty of time to get in peak form for the start of their games.

MOUZ: Into the New Season with a New Lineup, Again

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 easily earned a quota. As it should be, they proved to be stronger than teams at the tier2 - tier3 level. This tournament will be the first serious test for the MOUZ squad, which already consists mostly of academy players. Confrontation against the Danes from Heroic, who are much more experienced than MOUZ, will come down to the individual level of the latter. Surprising an experienced opponent with a tactical pool of rounds will not work, and if you also lose your duels, you can not play at all.

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

His best hltv rating was 5th in the world. Now it's #10.

The best card is Mirage, with a win rate of 89% for nine cards played.

Heroic: Proving Their Best Form

The players of the Danish team Heroic are very experienced and strong individually. They have been playing together for quite a long time and have managed to build their playing and find their unique style, which is very hard to play against. The team has long established itself as a stable representative of the tier1 level. However, at the end of the last playing season, the Heroic team made a non-binding substitution, and things went downhill. It takes a long time to fully integrate a new player into the team's complex game system. Nevertheless, there was an entire month to prepare for the start of the new season.

They approached the new season, not in optimal playing shape. They've already played one prestigious tournament, trying their hand against the best teams in the world, and didn't achieve their goals. In this tournament, the guys had plenty of time to correct their mistakes. Team Heroic hasn't won a tournament in a long time and wasn't even close to winning. This tournament is an excellent opportunity to prove to the world and ourselves that we are still worthy.

The last change in the lineup was the arrival of Jakob jabbi Nygaard.

The best hltv ranking was #1 in the world. Now it's 15th place.

The best card is Nuke, with a win rate of 60% for 5 cards played.

Expert Betting Tips

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