FURIA Esports vs. 9z Team Prediction on April 18, 2024

Match info

In the Quarterfinals of the Upper Bracket of the Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024 for Counter-Strike 2, FURIA Esports and 9z Team will square off. The victor goes to the Semifinals, and the losing team forfeits the opportunity to make another mistake by dropping to the Lower Bracket. The match is in a bo1 format.

This betting thread will try to tell you how this match, which will begin on Thursday, April 18, at 1:30 PM local time at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, is going to conclude and which team has a higher likelihood of making one step closer to winning an A-Tier competition organized by the Brazilian Confederation of Games and Sports (CBGE).

Meeting statistics

The current form of FURIA Esports

Brazilian team FURIA Esports participated in nearly all of the main LAN competitions last year, however, they’ve been underperforming for the majority of the season. The $100,000 top prize and the championship at Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 can be regarded as FURIA’s major accomplishment for the year. The organization didn’t make changes to the roster at the end of the season.

The Brazilians participated in the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, where they earned a $2,500 consolation prize by finishing in 21st–24th place in the standings. The Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024: South American Qualifier second place finish prevented FURIA from receiving an invitation to the LAN competition. Then, the Brazilian team secured its trip to Denmark by finishing 1st–2nd at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: American RMR. The players received $20,000 in prize money for finishing in 15th through 16th position in the 2024 standings of the Major itself.

IEM Chengdu 2024 was the last professional competition for FURIA prior to the Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024. They were forced to move to the Lower Bracket and forfeit their ability to make one more mistake after they fell to MOUZ in a complete best-of-three series in the Upper Bracket Semifinals. FURIA concluded their tournament participation in 9th–12th place, receiving $5,000 as a prize, after losing to Heroic 1-2.

The current form of 9z Team

9z Team participated in a number of online competitions, worldwide LAN events, and regional qualifiers throughout the entire previous year. The $10,000 in prize money was awarded to Maximiliano “max” González and his teammates for placing in the top 4 at the ESL Challenger Katowice 2023, making the Argentine team’s top result in 2023.

By winning the IEM Chengdu 2024: South American Qualifier, 9z qualified for the Major in China to open the 2024 season. Finishing eighth at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: South American Qualifier, the Argentinians weren’t able to make it to the Major. 9z also took part in the 19th season of the ESL Pro League but failed to make any proper results. They succeeded in earning a spot in the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 South American Qualifier on their second try though. 9z participated in the ESL Challenger League Season 47: South America–Regular Season, but they decided to pull out of the competition in order to play in bigger tournaments. Additionally, they were unable to advance to the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024: European Open Qualifier.

Before the current competition in Rio, 9z competed in the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, where they were sent to the Lower Bracket after losing to G2 in Group A. The Argentinians faced Heroic there, and their participation in the LAN event came to an end after losing on two consecutive maps. The 9z players received a consolation prize of $4,000 for finishing last in the standings.

Head-to-head

The teams involved in this clash have faced off against one another twice recently. Both teams shared a victory at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024: South American Qualifier. 9z prevailed 2–1 in their most recent encounter (Nuke: 8–13, Mirage: 13–8, Ancient: 13–11).

Match analytics

Recently, FURIA have shown some respectable results for their region on the global stage, including a trip to the Major competition following a victory at the American RMR. On the other hand, 9z can’t claim the same accomplishments.

Wagering on the win of FURIA won’t bring you much gain due to the low value of odds set by eSports bookies on the web who developed the CS2 mobile betting app for their clients. You better opt for a 1st Map Handicap of -2.5 on FURIA with odds of 1.74 at SportBet.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. FURIA Esports vs. 9z Team 0:1