ESL Pro League 17 forecast for CS:GO matches from 03/15/2023

The last group of ESL Pro League 17 is starting, and it’s probably the most interesting in terms of competition. At the very least, I’d like to believe that. Let’s take a look at what’s in store for us tonight.

NaVi > Forze – Since the roster change, Forze doesn’t have much to brag about. The feeling is that Kensi and Norwi, who left for Aurora, are doing much better.
The Navi, in turn, after IEM Katowice got information about the vector of development and a LOT of time to work with this information, thanks to the game in the last group. Losing to Forza would be a disaster.
Spirit < Astralis – This matchup is much closer, and there are certain reasons to believe in Spirit here. For example, the youth of the squad, … um … I couldn’t find any other reasons. Astralis has more practice, has a win at SST, won a slot for the BLAST spring finals. Too bad they didn’t make it to IEM Katowice, but all in good time.
The device is going on prime form, the cards are mostly handy for the Danes. Here I’m on their side.
Liquid ?< Rare Atom – RA is currently the best team in China, but maybe the whole region. In 19 matches they’ve only lost twice: to IHC 3 months ago (then winning them), and to the other Mongols from Renewal in Bo1. All the rest are wins, and this result can be explained: The team is played by fairly well-known and experienced regulars Kaze and Advent, who have seen some bullshit at international lanes, not to mention domestic ones. The probability of winning a card (Inferno of some kind) is very high, but the probability of upsets itself is also there. it’s definitely not the odds of 16 that I see. Be careful.
ATK < ENCE – I wouldn’t be too worried here. The only thing that confuses me is that Ence hasn’t yet played an official with their newcomer, Nertz. But the Israeli from Endpoint has mostly shown himself with confidence, so I’m calm. On the plus side ATK can be added that they’ve been playing tournaments against EU teams for about two weeks, it’s not bad practice. Too bad they couldn’t win any of them.
I’ll be working on the Astralis match, and then Liquid, so stop by and say hello. I hope this was useful for you