Movistar Riders vs FURIA Prediction: Spaniards have a chance

The second major tournament after the resumption of the CS:GO season kicked off on August 31. ESL Pro League Season 16 runs until October 2, hosting the best teams in the world. 24 teams will compete for a prize pool of $823,000 and a ticket to the BLAST Premier World Final 2022. The CIS-region will be represented by four teams, two of which are in the top 3 of the HLTV ranking. For a whole month, fans of the shooter can enjoy world-class CS. The only thing left to do is to choose their favorite.

On September 22, Movistar Riders and FURIA will play their opening game in ESL Pro League Season 16. We will find out which team will be stronger very soon. The meeting is scheduled to start at 17:00 (UTC+3).

Movistar Riders: there’s a chance

• Current HLTV ranking: #5;
• Changes over the last three months: +13;
• Best map: Ancient – 80% in 5 maps;
• Worst map: Mirage – 33% in 6 maps.

Movistar Riders are not playing their best lately. The team lost five of their last six matches. First, the Spaniards failed at the third open qualification for Road to Rio 2022, not winning a single match. Couldn't pass the third qualification to IEM Road to Rio 2022, dropped out of the Tournament 2 without winning a single match. Of course, after that the guys had time to fix the game problems, but the latest results of the team are worrisome. As for maps, both teams don't play Dust2. Most likely, it is the Spaniards who will spend their ban on this mao. They will have to choose between Ancient and Nuke. It will all depend on which map the Brazilians do not want to play. However, with Nuke and Ancient Movistar Riders looks like a favorite. The Spaniards have an excellent win rate and over strong opponents at that. FURIA has a zero win percentage on Ancient. The team also has no wins on Nuke over the last three months. Movistar Riders should take any of these maps as an asset.

FURIA: it’s going to be tough

• Current HLTV ranking: #12;
• Changes over the last three months: -4;
• Best map: Overpass – 67% in 3 maps;
• Worst map: Ancient – 0% in 3 maps.

The last tournament for FURIA was IEM Cologne 2022. The team finished in 7th-8th place, losing in the decisive match to Team Liquid. The Brazilians were a bit unlucky. The match with the Americans went very hard, but Team Liquid was stronger on every map in the decisive moments. If the Spaniards spend the ban on Dust2, FURIA will have an opportunity to get rid of Nuke or Ancient. Nevertheless, on the remaining map there is not much chance to win. There's a good chance that the Brazilians will pick Mirage. This is one of the weakest maps of Movistar Riders, which the team can take advantage of. However, it's worth noting that FURIA's win rate also suffers. Only 25% of wins in the last three months are not too reliable. There's also a small chance that Overpass might peak, but we don't believe it. FURIA isn't exactly at its best on this map, and it's unlikely they'll want to take that chance. The Spaniards have a great chance to clinch the three points in this match.

Head-to-head encounters

The teams have not faced each other.

Expert Betting Tips

Movistar Riders have a good chance to clinch three points in the upcoming match. The maps are perfect for the Spaniards. The bookmakers at Bet365 are offering odds of 2.75 for Movistar Riders to win, which looks like a good option. It can also be found at Betking for odds of 2.65. Another great options is Spaniards’ victory with Frags Handicap (+6.5) for odds of 1.89 at 1xbet.