Complexity Gaming vs. Astralis Prediction on November 22, 2023

Match info

The American organization Complexity Gaming will play European (Danish-Finnish) club Astralis in the first round of Group B of the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 for Counter-Strike 2 as both sides open their campaigns at the event in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. The victor of the match on Wednesday, November 22, starting at 7 p.m. local time at Royal Arena, will have the opportunity to compete for a spot in the semifinals, while the loser will forfeit the opportunity to make an error later on. The match has a bo3 format. Who’ll be the stronger of the two participants in this match-up,? We’re going to find out soon.

Meeting statistics

You can read about the teams’ past professional tournament experiences, their performance in the current year, and the predicted outcome of this match, along with the odds from CS2 bookies of our choice, in this betting thread.

The current form of Complexity Gaming

This year, Complexity Gaming have qualified for all of the major events, but they’ve usually finished in the middle or the bottom of the standings. Complexity placed seventh to eighth at the Intel Extreme Masters 2023 in Katowice, earning $24,000. It’s difficult to consider placing 21st–28th in the ESL Pro League Season 17 and 20th–22nd in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 as notable achievements. During the time Johnny “JT“ Theodosiou and his teammates performed at the Major event, they earned $10,000.

The fact that the team even took part in ESEA tournaments deserves special attention. They finished 5th-8th at the ESEA Cash Cup Circuit 2023: North American Cup #8, losing 6-16 to the 9z Team in the quarterfinals. After that, Complexity placed fifth through sixth in the standings at the BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, taking home a $20,000 prize.

The American squad earned over $5k by finishing BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 in 10th–12th place. Complexity Gaming weren’t successful at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023; they placed 21st–24th and received a $2,500 consolation prize. They won the North American qualifiers, which allowed them to go to the Intel Extreme Masters 2023 in Sydney. An American team’s silver medal there brought $42,000 in prize money to the players.

“JT“ and his teammates received a $25,000 prize money after placing ninth through 12th in the ESL Pro League Season 18. Next, in BLAST Premier: Fall American Showdown 2023, Complexity Gaming emerged victorious, taking home a $20,000 prize and a trip to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023.

After winning Thunderpick World Championship 2023: North American Series #2, Complexity Gaming received an invitation to Thunderpick World Championship 2023 along with winning a $20,000 grand prize. The $500,000-worth online tournament Thunderpick World Championship 2023 was Complexity Gaming’s last professional competition thus far. One of the oldest eSports organizations still involved in the Counter-Strike scene was drawn into Group C. They advanced to the elimination round after defeating Team Spirit on two maps in the opening match. There, Complexity defeated their fellow M80 natives with confidence: 2-0 (Overpass: 13-8, Vertigo: 13-6). In the group stage’s final match against MOUZ, the American club was defeated 1-2. The 19th through 20th place pulled the money out of pocket at Complexity Gaming.

The current form of Astralis

This year, the European team plays well and maintains its current playing form at a rather solid level; they may not compete in the biggest tournaments, but they make an effort to attend the major international events.

Notable among Astralis’s results are wins in the CCT North Europe Series #3 and CCT South Europe Series #4, which gave them the opportunity to take home $44,000 in prize money. The team didn’t fare well in the ESL Pro League Season 17, placing 17th through 20th. They won $70,000 at Brazy Party for a silver medal. Benjamin “blameF“ Bremer and his teammates placed 5th–6th at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 and 7th–8th at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023.

Astralis also took part in the Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. They participated in two qualifier matches but were unable to advance to the main event. The organization which was founded in 2016 received $17,500 in prize money and a spot in the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 after placing 4th–6th in BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023. Additionally, Astralis participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. They played well enough to finish in the top four of the rankings and earned $80,000.

Astralis also placed third to fourth at Pinnacle Cup V, earning $5,000 in prize money. The squad placed 13th–16th in the ESL Pro League Season 18, meaning their performance wasn’t the best. Astralis further competed in the Roobet Cup 2023, but they were left with no money earned after placing 13th–16th. Prior to departing for the current event in Copenhagen, Astralis participated in the CS Asia Championships 2023. Group A was where the Scandinavian club began its journey. Guided by their captain “blameF“, they defeated Lynn Vision Gaming, their first opponent, 13–4, on the Ancient map. Astralis then defeated ENCE 2-1 (Overpass: 13-2, Vertigo: 10-13, Ancient: 13-2) in the Winner’s Stage match to move on to the playoff semifinals. They lost 1-2 to MOUZ in the complete best-of-3 series. In the end, the European club finished third through fourth and won $50,000.

Head-to-head encounters

These two have faced off against one another twice this year. Complexity Gaming defeated Astralis 2-1 at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 (Vertigo: 16-14, Ancient: 14-16, Overpass: 16-14). Astralis recovered in BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, defeating Complexity 2-0 (Vertigo: 16-12, Overpass: 16-4).

Match analytics

Since both teams are playing on the same level, it’s challenging to identify a clear favorite. Thus, wager on the Total maps over 2.5 at odds of 1.88 on Vave.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. Complexity Gaming vs. Astralis 2:1