Prédiction de match: Astralis - MOUZ {{CS2 (CS:GO)

Astralis and MOUZ will meet in the first quarterfinal of IEM Dallas 2023. It is known that the winner will face Heroic next, which promises certain problems, given the strong preparation of the Danes.

As for this encounter, Astralis looks the favourite. First of all, the Danish outfit are noticeably fresher, while dev1ce remembered their youth and are playing at their best.

In turn, MOUZ were frankly lucky with the net, as in the only match that mattered, it was with Heroic, and the team lost without a chance.

In general, the "mice" look weaker than their opponent, especially since the Danes are now showing a good game in terms of shooting and structure. Therefore, I would lean on the Astralis team to win here.

Astralis uniforms

The 25th ranked team in the world failed at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, after which they started to grind online and even took second place in the Brazy Party 2023.

After a few weeks rest, the Danish team was unable to qualify for Gamers8 2023, but immediately after that became the champion of CCT South Europe Series 4, where they managed to take down Aurora, OG and Eternal Fire.

As for the performance in the group stage of IEM Dallas 2023, here Astralis managed to outplay Team Liquid and Cloud9, knocking out a ticket to the play-offs. However, the day before, the team had Ledgee beaten ENCE, although the game was very close.

Astralis' latest results:

• A 2-1 win over OG.
• Victory over Eternal Fire with a score of 2-1.
• Victory over Team Liquid with a score of 19-17.
• Victory over Cloud9 by a score of 2-0.
• Defeat by ENCE 1-2.

Astralis top scorers:

• Overpass - 86% wins.
• Ancient - 79% wins.
• Vertigo - 56% wins.
• Inferno - 50% wins.

Let's not forget that the Danish team is steadily giving up Anubis maps.

Form MOUZ

The eighteenth-ranked team in the world has recently failed in the group stage of IEM Rio 2023 where they suffered two defeats from BIG and 9INE, eventually taking the last place.

The European side fared similarly in the next BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, where they fell to Ninjas in Pyjamas, OG and GamerLegion to finish last once again.

On the other hand, MOUZ managed to rehabilitate itself in the group stage of IEM Dallas 2023, where it managed to beat fnatic, FURIA and OG. Still, judging from the loss to Heroic, the "mice" are not going to jump over their heads.

Latest MOUZ results:

• A 0-2 loss to GamerLegion.
• Victory over fnatic by a score of 16-9.
• 0-2 defeat at the hands of Heroic.
• Beat FURIA 2-0.
• Beat OG 2-0.

MOUZ top scorers:

• Inferno - 83% wins.
• Ancient - 60% wins.

Interestingly, the European team has also consistently given up on maps Anubis.

Astralis - MOUZ match statistics

The teams haven't met in their current squads yet.

Forecast for the match Astralis - MOUZ

A lot will depend on who bans Anubis. The team that is willing to take a risk will automatically have an advantage over their opponents in terms of card selection.

On the other hand, Astralis has a really good pick now, where you can pick Overpass (the problematic "mouse" card), and not be afraid of Nuke and Ancient.

It's also interesting to look at Mirage and Vertigo, but here too MOUZ doesn't have any advantages. All in all, even on paper, the Danish side have an excellent chance of reaching the semi-finals. And in terms of play, they're even better.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Astralis team to win.