FURIA Esports vs Movistar Riders Prediction: Spanish Squad Won't Even Take a Map

Prediction for the ESL Pro League Season 18 match which will take place on August 30th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

FURIA Esports

FURIA Esports could win the Pinnacle Cup V after the arrival of FalleN, but in the final KSCERATO got sick and could not continue the match. Earning the title with the coach was impossible, but the Brazilians performed well without their top scorer. As for the upcoming game, FURIA will take a look at Nuke. The team has the best win rate on this map in the last three months, while the opponent has only played two maps in the same period and lost. One of those losses was to HAVU, a team not ranked in the top 50 on the HLTV rankings. And in their last H2H match, the Brazilians easily outplayed Movistar Riders on Nuke, allowing them to take only eight rounds. FURIA should have no problem reaching their peak.

Movistar Riders

Movistar Riders have lost nine of their last 11 races. During this time, the organization changed the roster, but the results still were the same. The team is showing abysmal results, and we wonder where they can turn things around. In their last game, Movistar Riders lost to Zen, a Ukrainian mix that doesn't even have a rating on HLTV. The Brazilians will probably ban Anubis, and Movistar Riders will have a chance to pick Inferno. However, it will be very difficult to win on this map. FURIA has potent weapons on this map, and FalleN has had plenty of time to prepare. The guys may consider Vertigo their choice, but this option is less believable. It is unclear at what cost Movistar Riders will be able to win at least one map against the Brazilians. In recent months, the team has lost to Zen, HAVU, ALTERNATE aTTaX, Sprout, and many other Dash 2/3 teams. It's hard to imagine the Brazilians letting the Spanish win such an important tournament.

Expert Betting Tips

The Movistar Riders showed a poor game in the last matches. Now, they can't compete with the dash-1 teams, but FURIA should improve with the arrival of FalleN.