The BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020 continues to roll on and we have two matches out of Group B for the upper-bracket semi-finals!
Vitality @ Complexity
Betting Odds: Vitality -155/Complexity +120
Map Odds: 2.5 Over -110/Under -125
*Vitality last played against Heroic in the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 Grand Final where they lost 3-2 after pushing the match the full distance, but they were on a roll before the loss going 4-0 in their prior four before the defeat. Complexity have lost four of their last five matches overall and haven’t played a match since the 9th of October. It is important to also note that this is the debut of the newest addition to Complexity in jks, who just signed after the 100 Thieves decided to part ways with CS:GO. I would like to think that the transition for jks into the team would be smooth, as he is a hell of a player, but we know how this goes. The good thing is they have had a couple weeks of practice and getting used to each other, but this is not exactly a match they would like to start with against a team like Vitality after a longer than usual break as well.
*For the last month of play for Vitality (24 Maps): ZywOo 1.33 Rating, apEX 1.04 Rating, misutaaa 1.01 Rating, shox 1.00 Rating, RpK 0.95 Rating.
*For the last month of play for Complexity (13 Maps): blameF 1.19 Rating, jks 1.19 Rating, poizon 1.07 Rating, k0nfig 1.00 Rating, RUSH 0.90 Rating.
*These two teams do have quite the history against each other and have played four times recently in 2020 with Vitality sweeping their most recent match 2-0 and winning two of the four played. Complexity won the two prior to their most recent match played, and only one of the four matches went three full maps.
*Complexity vs Vitality H2H (12 Maps): k0nfig +16 K-D Diff, 1.07 K-D, 1.11 Rating, poizon +11 K-D Diff, 1.05 K-D, 1.08 Rating, blameF +9 K-D Diff, 1.04 K-D, 1.11 Rating.
*Vitality vs Complexity H2H (12 Maps): ZywOo +73 K-D Diff, 1.37 K-D, 1.33 Rating. That’s it.
MAPS:
*Seems pretty clear-cut map choices in this one IF it goes the way it should. Vitality will likely go with Dust2, while Complexity will go with Nuke.
*Complexity L3 Months on Nuke (15 Maps): blameF 1.20 Rating, 0.70 KPR, 1.23 IMP, 81.5 ADR. Jks 1.09 Rating, k0nfig 1.04 Rating, poizon 1.04 Rating, RUSH 1.02 Rating. On Dust2 (6 Maps), jks 1.34 Rating, 0.85 KPR, 1.32 IMP, 95.0 ADR. blameF 1.15 Rating, k0nfig 1.09 Rating, poizon 0.99 Rating, RUSH 0.89 Rating.
*Vitality L3 Months on Dust2 (13 Maps): ZywOo 1.27 Rating, 0.77 KPR, 1.33 IMP, 83.7 ADR. apEX 1.14 Rating, shox 1.10 Rating, RpK 1.06 Rating, misutaaa 0.96 Rating. On Nuke (11 Maps), ZywOo 1.12 Rating, 0.74 KPR, 1.12 IMP, 77.5 ADR, shox 1.05 Rating, misutaaa 0.97 Rating, RpK 0.96 Rating, apEX 0.84 Rating.
BIG @ FaZe
Betting Odds: BIG -250/FaZe +181
Map Odds: 2.5 Over +100/Under -135
*FaZe will make their first appearance in an Event without NiKo for the first time in three and a half years in this one. FaZe had won three of their previous five matches. BIG were winners in their most recent match against fnatic, a 5th place finish in the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 Event. They had also won three of their prior five. Olofmiester will be stepping back in for FaZe as they look for a replacement of NiKo.
*BIG over the last month of play (29 Maps): XANTARES 1.14 Rating, syrsoN 1.09 Rating, tiziaN 0.97 Rating, tabseN 0.92 Rating, K1to 0.91 Rating.
*FaZe for the last month of play (26 Maps): broky 1.10 Rating, rain 1.06 Rating, Kjaerbye 1.04 Rating, coldzera 1.03 Rating.
*These two have played five matches recently in 2020, but of course NiKo was a part of all five as well. BIG won four of the five, and not a single match played went further than two maps.
*BIG vs FaZe H2H (12 Maps): syrsoN +61 K-D Diff, 1.33 K-D, 1.24 Rating, XANTARES 57 K-D Diff, 1.31 K-D, 1.19 Rating, tabseN +13 K-D Diff, 1.06 K-D, 1.14 Rating, K1to +6 K-D Diff, 1.03 K-D, 1.05 Rating.
FaZe vs BIG H2H (12 Maps): broky +38 K-D Diff, 1.19 K-D, 1.08 Rating, Kjaerbye (10 Maps) +32 K-D Diff, 1.16 K-D, 1.09 Rating.
MAPS:
*BIG is going with Dust2 as their typical first pick lately, while FaZe has been sitting steady with Mirage. I do think these are the two maps we see.
*FaZe L3 Months on Mirage (10 Maps): broky 1.09 Rating, 0.68 KPR, 1.07 IMP, 69.1 ADR, rain 1.06 Rating, Kjaerbye 1.06 Rating, coldzera 0.90 Rating. On Dust2 (10 Maps): broky 1.13 Rating, 0.72 KPR, 1.01 IMP, 78.1 ADR, rain 1.07 Rating, coldzera 0.95 Rating, Kjaerbye 0.90 Rating.
*BIG L3 Months on Dust2 (12 Maps): syrsoN 1.20 Rating, 0.70 KPR, 1.26 IMP, 74.6 ADR, XANTARES 1.13 Rating, tabseN 1.05 Rating, K1to 1.00 Rating, tiziaN 0.97 Rating. On Mirage (12 Maps): syrsoN 1.11 Rating, 0.73 KPR, 1.27 IMP, 72.8 ADR, XANTARES 1.10 Rating, tabseN 1.04 Rating, K1to 0.97 Rating, tiziaN 0.92 Rating.