A duel between two absolute top teams. Between FURIA and Astralis the first final participant will be decided. The probably best two teams in the world will have a hot battle and provide a great show for the audience.

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The DreamHack Masters Winter is coming to an end. The semifinal matches and the last four teams are set. The playoffs will be played in a single-elimination bo3, which means that the loser of the match is out of the tournament.

Date and provider

The match between FURIA and Astralis will be broadcasted live at 4:30 p.m. on the platform Twitch on 05.12.2020. The Dreamhack itself will provide an English broadcast. A German cast will be offered by 99Damage.

FURIA - Latest performance & results

FURIA is a Brazilian top team, which could convince in the online period in the NA region. On their return to Europe the team quickly established at the top of the world again and won each of their last five games.

Their run at the DreamHack with wins against Liquid, G2 and Complexity could be crowned with a semi-final victory against Astralis. Especially the performance in the quarterfinal against Complexity, which is one of the best European teams of the last months, was impressive.

Individually, FURIA currently convinces with main Awp HEN1 and Rifler yuurih. Vini, who is meanwhile known for his Inferno-Plays, shows great performances especially on that map. Between FURIA and Astralis the Brazilians are the slight underdogs considering the odds.

Astralis - Latest performance & results

In this duel, Astralis' experience and the fact that IGL gla1ve has once again taken over the IGL role with the Danes speak for themselves. As he himself said in an interview after the duel with G2, he had replaced Magisk in this function, which means that the team can once again appear in its original role allocation.

After a disgraceful first round defeat against GODSENT, Astralis showed great performances during the next three matchdays. Victories against Liquid, G2 and Gambit made it difficult for them to advance to the semi-finals. The Danes won every one of these games 2-0 and are now slowly but surely improving on their form of the last years.

In the duel with FURIA Astralis has odds of 1.60 available.

FURIA vs. Astralis - Map-Veto prediction

While Astralis bans Mirage by default, FURIA decided against Dust2 when choosing their map pool. Both teams normally pick Inferno first, so this map will be especially interesting. Between FURIA and Astralis is the tip regarding the maps on Inferno and Nuke. As decision makers Train and Vertigo would be a possible choice.

FURIA vs. Astralis - Prediction

The outcome in the duel FURIA vs. Astralis is difficult to estimate. Both teams could finally show with great performances and seem to be invincible on Inferno. However, one of the two top teams will have to admit defeat in the semi-final of the DreamHack Masters Winter.

Because of the last three games on the part of the Danes, which they all won 2-0, we put our bet on the favorite Astralis. As a stake we consider 4 units to be appropriate.

Winner bet: Astralis
EsportFire Tip: Astralis 2:1

Information is provided without guarantee! All forecasts are based on the personal opinion of the author!

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