FORZE Esports vs. Movistar Riders Prediction on December 5, 2023

Match info

Let’s get started with the action at the online tournament ESL Challenger Season 46, where two passes to one of the most renowned leagues in professional Counter-Strike 2—ESL Pro League Season 19—will be obtained.

The Long Spring, where 10 teams compete for rewards, including the aforementioned EPL tickets, is gearing up for the play-offs stage. FORZE Esports and Movistar Riders, who are competing in the Lower Bracket – Round 1, are two of the teams hoping to advance. They’ll face off on Tuesday, December 5, at 7 p.m. CET.

Meeting statistics

We’ll attempt to determine which of the two teams will perform better in a mutual encounter and advance to the main stage’s next round. The match’s victor will face the loser of the Apeks/Team Space match-up.

The current form of FORZE Esports

Let’s begin the match analysis by looking at the form of FORZE Esports. The Russian team is the apparent favorite and a nominal host in this supposedly skill-filled match, according to bookmakers from the list of CS2 betting sites.

FORZE is now ranked 59th in the world. Despite some strong performances throughout the season, their overall performance was very bad, which had an impact on this ranking.

3rd at the ESL Pro League Season 17: European Conference.
8th at the CCT North Europe Series #3, the CCT Central Europe Malta Finals, and the CCT West Europe Series #1.
Advanced to the play-offs of the ESL Pro League Season 17.
Top 6 at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2032: European RMR B: qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and placed in the top 19.
Winners of the CCT Online Finals #1.
Top 4 at the BB Playlist Freedom and ESL Challenger Katowice 2023.
Top 16 at the CCT East Europe Series #3.
Placed low in the ESEA Cash Cup: Europe – Autumn 2023.
ESL Challenger Season 46 thus far: in the group stage, they performed admirably. They advanced to the so-called Mid Group in the following round after finishing in the top 3 in Group A.

After three months, Inferno has become FORZE’s best map. The Russian club had a 60% win percentage in five games played there. They’re not playing on Vertigo.

The current form of Movistar Riders

We move on to the match analysis assessing the form of Movistar Riders. They have fewer chances to win the match and they are playing as the nominal guests. Among the numerous tournaments, Movistar Riders were primarily present at small championships with not-so-renowned team line-ups, however, there were also several highly esteemed events.

Top 4 at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 and the CCT Central Europe Malta Finals.
16th at the ESL Pro League Season 17.
Placed low at the CCT Online Finals #2 and the IEM Masters Sydney qualifiers.
Winners of the RTP Arena Cup 2023.
Top 8 at the ESL Pro League Season 18.
Last-placed at the BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown.
Semifinals of the ESL Challenger at DreamHack 2023: European Qualifier.
Top 8 in the Roobet Cup 2023.
ESL Challenger League Season 46 thus far: 2-3 in the group stage and one defeat in the Mid Group.
With three victories and one loss, Nuke is the most successful map for Movistar Riders. They aren’t using Mirage to play.

Head-to-head encounters

Teams competed against one another in the Mid Group of the ESL Challenger League Season 46. FORZE claimed victory.

Match analytics

This encounter, in our opinion, won’t be any different from the two teams’ prior match. In other words, we think there’ll be a full-fledged Bo3, with either team having a chance to win.

Bottom line: Total maps over 2.5 at odds of 2.00 on Loot.bet.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. FORZE Esports vs. Movistar Riders 2:1