In the first round of the ESL Pro League Season 16 playoffs, the European fnatic team will play against Liquid from the USA.
fnaticThe European team played well in the group stage of this tournament.
Fnatic scored nine points in Group A and took second place. At the same time, the last time they played on HLTV fnatic was on September 17 at the GAM3RS_X EU Champions Fall 2022 tournament. This tournament is one of the qualifications for BLAST Premier. In the semifinals of the tournament, fnatic unexpectedly lost to another European team Sangal on three maps in a VO3 format game – 16:10 Vertigo (its peak); 12:16 Inferno and 12:16 Ancient.
LiquidBut the team from the USA played at the ESL Pro League the latest.
In Group D Liquid played not very stable, but at the same time the guys scored nine points and took third place, which allowed them to make it to the playoffs of the tournament. Liquid became the only team that was able to beat the Russian team Cloud9 in the group. In the match of the VO3 format, Liquid turned out to be stronger on two maps – 16:10 Inferno (its peak) and 19:17 Overpass.
ForecastConsidering that fnatic played for the last time quite a long time, now it may be difficult for the European team to cope with Liquid, who are still in good shape.
We suggest you bet on a team from the USA, which is quite capable of winning this match.
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