{"id":5128,"date":"2024-05-10T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/astralis-vs-liquid-and-vitality-vs-faze-quarter-finals-predictions-esl-pro-league-19"},"modified":"2024-05-10T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:30:48","slug":"astralis-vs-liquid-and-vitality-vs-faze-quarter-finals-predictions-esl-pro-league-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/astralis-vs-liquid-and-vitality-vs-faze-quarter-finals-predictions-esl-pro-league-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Astralis vs Liquid and Vitality vs FaZe &#8211; Quarter-finals Predictions &#8211; ESL Pro League 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday\u00a0it is going to\u00a0are two quarter-finals to\u00a0be played. One is <strong>Astralis vs Liquid<\/strong>, and the second one is\u00a0<strong>Vitality\u00a0<\/strong>to face off against\u00a0<strong>FaZe<\/strong>. The first match\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0<strong>Astralis vs. Liquid,\u00a0<\/strong>starting at\u00a0<strong>15:15 CET<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Vitality vs. FaZe<\/strong>\u00a0will play at\u00a0<strong>18:30 CET<\/strong>. Here, you will find an overview of the two matches and our predictions based on our experience and other factors.<\/p>\n<h2>Astralis vs. Liquid<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1e8054ade599c28c.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>Astralis vs. Liquid &#8211; Quarter-final &#8211; ESL Pro League 19<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These two teams\u00a0have never met since they updated their rosters. Both teams did well in the group stage, and now they&#8217;re here in the quarter-finals, fighting for the semi-final spot. <strong>Liquid<\/strong> is on its way to being a consistent team, and <strong>Astralis<\/strong> is doing better than before since it built its\u00a0roster with younger players.<\/p>\n<h2>Current Team and Players Form<\/h2>\n<h3>Astralis<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Astralis<\/strong>\u00a0keeps getting better and better with all the young players they&#8217;ve got, and &#8216;<strong>device<\/strong>&#8216;, with his experience, seems to work well together with them. They did a great job at the group stage and didn&#8217;t lose a single map. One of their wins was against the second-best team in the world, <strong>FaZe<\/strong>,\u00a0which they won with a\u00a0<strong>2-0 <\/strong>score.<\/p>\n<h2>Astralis Last Match Result and Players Statistics<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8961aa8f0b0a800e.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1b55f6225330c16b.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>3DMAX vs. Astralis &#8211; ESL Pro League 19<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Liquid<\/h3>\n<p>They\u00a0haven&#8217;t played\u00a0that many against top teams\u00a0yet, and the only top team they played against at the group stage was\u00a0<strong>MOUZ,\u00a0<\/strong>which they lost to with a\u00a0<strong>score of 0-2<\/strong>. It\u00a0still\u00a0seems like they\u00a0have a problem finding their way to play, and we might even see some roster changes very soon if they don&#8217;t find a way to show better results.\u00a0The only thing that sometimes saves them is their star players &#8216;<strong>Twistzz<\/strong>&#8216; and &#8216;<strong>NAF<\/strong>&#8216;; both can cause problems for any team if they have a good day.<\/p>\n<h2>Liquid Last Match Result and Players Statistics<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/396c20563ab6243e.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/a871718ddc9d257c.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\">Liquid vs. FlyQuest &#8211; ESL Pro League 19<\/p>\n<h2>Liquid is hyped about legendary rivalry <\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1VPbNXp6UZ1K-ChQg-UhsA==\"><\/div>\n<h2>Match Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Astralis\u00a0<\/strong>is looking like a better team in every aspect possible. If\u00a0<strong>FaZe\u00a0<\/strong>couldn&#8217;t take a map from\u00a0<strong>Astralis\u00a0<\/strong>at this tournament, it&#8217;s hard to imagine\u00a0<strong>Liquid\u00a0<\/strong>taking an entire series. We expect<strong>\u00a0Astralis to win<\/strong>\u00a0this match.<\/p>\n<h2>Vitality vs. FaZe<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/614b1d4e4b3fe54a.jpeg\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>Vitality vs. FaZe &#8211; Quarter-final &#8211; ESL Pro League 19<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vitality\u00a0<\/strong>vs.\u00a0<strong>FaZe\u00a0<\/strong>met before at the\u00a0<strong>PGL Major Copenhagen 2024<\/strong>, and even though it was\u00a0<strong>Vitality<\/strong> expected to win a match,\u00a0<strong>FaZe\u00a0<\/strong>won with a<strong>\u00a02-1 score\u00a0<\/strong>back then. Now it&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Vitality&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>chance to\u00a0avenge\u00a0the loss at the biggest tournament this year. Can they take their revenge, or is it going to be\u00a0<strong>FaZe\u00a0<\/strong>who takes\u00a0<strong>Vitality\u00a0<\/strong>down once again? We will see.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/a67e6c4b2f73c89f.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/7d165b7f3a4ce65c.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"lNHCeuVfx3n+4j-MEOe3bg==\"><em>Vitality vs. FaZe &#8211; PGL Major Copenhagen 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Current Team and Players Form<\/h2>\n<h3>Vitality<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Vitality\u00a0<\/strong>didn&#8217;t lose a single game in the\u00a0<strong>Group Stage<\/strong> or even a single map, but their opponents weren&#8217;t the top teams, and it&#8217;s hard to judge their real level at this point. We will have to see what they&#8217;re capable of against the best teams out there. However, <strong>Vitality<\/strong> players seem to be in good shape, and it&#8217;s a good sign with such high-caliber players on\u00a0their roster.<\/p>\n<h3>FaZe<\/h3>\n<p><strong>FaZe\u00a0<\/strong>hasn&#8217;t shown any signs of being in bad shape\u00a0for\u00a0long.\u00a0They&#8217;re champions of the\u00a0<strong>PGL Major<\/strong>\u00a0and already got their revenge here against\u00a0<strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong>, a team who stole the Major trophy. Every player of\u00a0<strong>FaZe\u00a0<\/strong>is showing insane performance from game to game, and it pays off. Together with their experienced in-game leader,\u00a0<strong>&#8216;karrigan&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0calls&#8217; make them a machine that is hard to stop.<\/p>\n<h2>Spinx is ready for a banger game<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1VPbNXp6UZ1K-ChQg-UhsA==\"><\/div>\n<h2>Match Prediction<\/h2>\n<p><strong>FaZe<\/strong>\u00a0is looking like a better choice here since they are consistent as a team now. They&#8217;re\u00a0for a top tournament title after losing\u00a0the<strong> PGL Major<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Vitality\u00a0<\/strong>doesn&#8217;t look that scary at the moment.\u00a0We expect\u00a0<strong>FaZe<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>to win <\/strong>this match and proceed to the\u00a0<strong>Semi-Final<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>We will return tomorrow with the semi-final\u00a0match overview and predictions, so stay tuned and enjoy this Friday&#8217;s matches. They&#8217;re\u00a0going to be lit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday\u00a0it is going to\u00a0are two quarter-finals to\u00a0be played. One is Astralis vs Liquid, and the second one is\u00a0Vitality\u00a0to face off against\u00a0FaZe. The first match\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0Astralis vs. Liquid,\u00a0starting at\u00a015:15 CET, and\u00a0Vitality vs. FaZe\u00a0will play at\u00a018:30 CET. Here, you will find an overview of the two matches and our predictions based on our experience and other factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":5106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5128","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}