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G2 vs Astralis — match prediction & analysis

19 August at 16:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Ranking, form, head-to-head, map pool. Those four decide most CS2 series, and they are what we ran G2 vs Astralis through.

Our call: G2 to win — 60% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

G2 won 2–1. ✅ Our call was right — we said G2 at 60%.

Ancient — 6–13

Dust2 — 13–6

Inferno — 13–7

G2

✅ Strong recent form: 9 wins in last 14 (61%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 100% versus Astralis historically gives veto and psychological advantage

Astralis

❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus G2) undermines matchup confidence

Head to head

G2 and Astralis have met 22 times in the period we track — G2 22, Astralis 0.

The maps

Ancient — Astralis's pick

Dust2 — G2's pick

Inferno — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — G2 to win 2-0

🎯 G2 to win Inferno

More on these teams

All G2 predictions and results
All Astralis predictions and results

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Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.