FURIA vs. Heroic Prediction on April 21, 2023

Match info

In the second quarterfinal of the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FURIA Esports and Heroic will square off. The winner advances to the semifinals where they’ll face NAVI. FURIA vs. Heroic is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 21, at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting at 3:30 PM local time.

Meeting statistics

Here, there are two points of view. The first is the local supporters, who will undoubtedly be enraged by the Danish-Norwegian team’s “decision“ to side with loved ones from FURIA. The second point is that Heroic are unlikely to yield to any pressure since Casper “cadiaN“ Møller will psychologically give many people a lot of smoke. On paper, the “visiting“ side should have no hard-time moments in general, and the Scandinavian guys are undoubtedly more fired up than at The International in terms of the game.

The Brazilians don’t have many options here, however, we won’t dismiss FURIA’s chances before they even begin the match. The majority of online sportsbooks from the list of CS: GO betting sites feel that Heroic should win this match, so we’ll go with that assumption in this case.

The current form of FURIA

In the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas, where Ledge was already up against EG Black in the quarterfinals, the 11th-ranked team in the world managed to display their “dark“ side. The Brazilian team, on the other hand, breezed through the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR grid and defeated TeamOne, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid, and paiN Gaming. Regarding the performance in the IEM Rio 2023 group stage, FURIA were able to record two victories over Fnatic and FaZe Clan. However, despite being very close, the team was unable to defeat Cloud9 the day before.

On Vertigo, FURIA achieved their highest results: 75% victories. Consequently, the Brazilian team no longer appears on the Overpass map.

The current form of Heroic

In the most recent BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, the third-ranked team in the world had no trouble winning three games with ease and earning a spot in the “legends“. The Danish-Norweigan team encountered difficulties at the Long Conpeg of the IEM Rio 2023 group stage, though, as they lost to BIG after defeating 9INE. Thankfully for them, Heroic defeated TheMongolz and Ninjas in Pyjamas. In order to start successfully before the playoffs, their last game saw them having a very confident appearance.

Mirage is the Heroic map with the highest win percentage (78%). Remember that the Scandinavians have long rejected the appearance on Anubis.

Head-to-head encounters

The teams only faced off once last season, with Heroic winning 2-1 at the IEM Rio Major 2022.

Match analytics

The last major is no longer relevant because enough time has transpired since then. But the fact that the Danish-Norwegian squad is still favored in such a game can’t change. Personally, when discussing FURIA, we are unsure about where to cling on. Yes, the Brazilians can raise spirits in front of the home crowd. However, that aspect won’t do anything to benefit the squad during the game.

As a result, we advise placing a wager on a Heroic victory with a handicap of -1.5 for which ComeOn set odds of 2.35.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. FURIA vs. Heroic 1:2