Format: BO3
The most crucial stage of IEM Fall 2021 Europe begins on October 5. Only five participants out of 11 from Europe have been decided in the majors, and the playoffs will determine the remaining lucky ones. We will find out who will qualify for the main tournament and who will be left empty-handed very soon.
OG and FaZe Clan will face off on October 5 in the battle for 9th-12th place in IEM Fall 2021 Europe. Will Faze Clan be able to pull off a miracle and qualify for the PGL Major Stockholm 2021?
OG: Everything is in their hands
OG have failed to qualify for the IEM Fall 2021 Europe playoffs and will only fight for 9th-12th place. However, they only need to finish ninth to qualify for the majors, so the ticket to the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 is entirely in their hands. That’s not to say that OG had a very tough group, but ENCE surprised and played better than expected, so OG may not advance to the main event. As for maps, they will play less of a role than usual in this encounter. Both teams are not bad on Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno, and we have to see at least two of these maps in the match. Given that the teams often exchange spades and constantly beat each other on the same maps, it’s pretty difficult to guess who will win on the conditional Inferno. Even so, in terms of team performance, OG look a little better than their rivals today.
Faze Clan: A miracle will help
Faze Clan are in a tricky position. For the team to make it to the majors, quite a few factors have to come together, and the main among them is ninth place Faze Clan, which they need to get. Doing so will be pretty difficult, especially considering the team’s performance in this tournament. The team still lacks firepower. In such a critical tournament karrigan got together and played better than usual, but the same olofmeister is missing, and the team leaders are unstable. In the last face-to-face match, Faze Clan played against OG Ancient and were able to win this map with a score of 16-14. The truth is whether the guys will want to pick it again is not entirely clear, as the match they won by a slim margin. At IEM Fall 2021, Europe Faze Clan only played one Ancient and lost it to NiP without a chance. Teams take turns winning the same Mirage, and almost always by a huge margin. But based on the results of this tournament, OG look a little better. And as for individual skill, in my opinion, OG has more of it.
Expert Betting Tips
OG and FaZe Clan look about equally bad right now, but in a head-to-head duel, someone has to win, and OG look stronger overall. Also, I will never tire of repeating that I don’t believe in this Faze Clan line-up at all. The guys have soared into the top 5 of HLTV at the expense of one tournament, but apart from that result, they have nothing. The guys shot once, but it won’t happen again.
The bookmakers are offering odds of 1.88 on an OG win, which looks like a good option. You can also take Total Over 2.5 maps for 1.81.