The MongolZ vs. Eternal Fire Prediction on February 7, 2025

Match info

Let’s get involved in the IEM Katowice 2025. If you haven’t followed the professional Counter-Strike 2 scene last week, then you don’t know that it’s playoff time there. The top 6 teams from the Group Stage made it to the third and final stage of the Masters in Poland. Among them are The MongolZ and Eternal Fire, who’ll open the IEM Katowice 2025 – Playoffs on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Spodek Arena, starting at 3:45 p.m. local time. The winners of this quarterfinal match will face Vitality, who earned a direct slot in the Semifinals.

Meeting statistics

The current form of The MongolZ

We start the match analysis by assessing The MongolZ’s form. The best team in Asia is an outsider against Eternal Fire, with odds to win of 2.35 on Pin-Up.bet. Their rivals in the Quarterfinals are 1.59.

In the 2024 season, before competing at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, The MongolZ won the East Asia Qualifier, which guaranteed passage to the Asia-Pacific RMR, where they celebrated the victory. In between, the Mongolian organization was in the top 20 at the IEM Katowice 2024. At the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, The MongolZ didn’t achieve much success: top 16. They reached the Playoffs of the ESL Pro League Season 19, where they lost to Vp with a score of 1-2, eventually finishing in the top 12. The MongolZ triumphed at the MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2024 and YaLLa Compass 2024. They were in the top 9 at the Esports World Cup 2024 and had a second-place finish at the Skyesports Championship 2024. One of the central tournaments of the season for The MongolZ was the IEM Cologne 2024, where they managed to reach the top 12. They got a similar result at the ESL Pro League Season 20. In addition, the Mongolian club took a trip to the IEM Rio 2024, where they got to the top 8. They also played at the Thunderpick World Championship 2024, which they won. The main tournament of the 2024 season was the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. The MongolZ were impeccable on the Opening and Elimination Stages with a 3-0 each. However, they lost in the first round of the Playoffs to MOUZ, who outplayed them in the Bo1. Thus, The MongolZ finished in the top 8. They started the 2025 season with an appearance in the Group Stage of the IEM Katowice 2025. There they beat Liquid and GamerLegion, earning a slot in the first round of the Playoffs. They, however, failed to advance directly to the Semifinals as NaVi were stronger than them (0-2) in the Group B Final.

The current form of Eternal Fire

Eternal Fire will play as favorites in this match by Skrill eSports bookmakers’ odds.

In 2024, the Turkish organization (relocated to Hungary) attended the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B, where they finished second, advancing to the European RMR A. They started the IEM Katowice 2024 in Play-In, which they passed very easily, doing the same in the Group Stage. Nevertheless, Eternal Fire took the top 12 at the end of the IEM Katowice 2024 and then started to play at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR A. The Turks finished the qualifiers in the top 8, which allowed them to go to the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. There, they had some surprising wins, such as the one against Vitality in the Legends Stage. However, EF failed to move beyond the first round of the Playoffs. They also attended the ESL Pro League Season 19, where they failed, and quite seriously. The Turkish team was placed between 21st and 28th place. The diametrically opposite situation was at the CCT Season 1: Global Finals and then again back to the old habits—failing to go beyond the group at the YaLLa Compas 2024. Eternal Fire got to the IEM Cologne 2024 thanks to the ESL world ranking, but there they took the top 20. Then they equally failed at tournaments like the IEM Rio 2024 (top 12) and Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B (top 14). The 2025 for EF started with the appearance at the BLAST Bounty Season 1. There they advanced to the Grand Final but lost to Spirit 1-3. Eternal Fire started IEM Katowice 2025 from Play-In, where they earned two clean wins and qualified for the Group Stage. There, they dropped to the Lower Bracket, reaching the Grand Final to beat FaZe and qualify for the Playoffs.

Head-to-head

In 2024, the two teams played each other five times: The MongolZ won three times, and Eternal Fire won twice.

Match analytics

We expect details to decide in this match. Both teams are still in the middle of the “CS 2 pack”, but are very close to being among the best teams in the world. There’s no need to talk about the importance of the match for both teams, so we’re sure we’ll witness a full-fledged Bo3.

Tip: Total maps – over 2.5, with odds of 1.9 on Casino-X.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. The MongolZ vs. Eternal Fire 2:0