Eternal Fire vs The MongolZ Tips & Predictions – ESL Pro League Season 20

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Eternal Fire vs The MongolZ Counter-Strike betting preview and picks for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Round of 12 at ESL Pro League Season 20 (13:00 CEST)
Eternal Fire are expected to win
The MongolZ have exceeded expectations

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Eternal Fire vs The MongolZ Predictions

Eternal Fire and The MongolZ are set to clash on Wednesday, September 18, in round of 12 at ESL Pro League Season 20. The teams have met three times before this year, but unlike the last two meetings, this one is expected to end in the favour of the Turkish squad.

Eternal Fire vs The MongolZ Predictions
Head to Head
Eternal Fire Form
Eternal Fire Squad & Team News
The MongolZ Form
The MongolZ Squad & Team News

Eternal Fire are priced as 1.75 favourites to defeat The MongolZ, who are 2.05 underdogs with the top Counter-Strike bookmakers. Despite beating EF in their last two head-to-head meetings, MongolZ are expected to struggle.

The MongolZ (#14) are lower-ranked than Eternal Fire (#10)
Eternal Fire have better form ranking
Three MongolZ are 4-1 from their last five

Head to Head

The MongolZ and Eternal Fire have met three times this season, and all but one series ended in Eternal Fire’s favour.

Eternal Fire 6-13 The MongolZ – March 17, 2024
The MongolZ 2-0 Eternal Fire – July 28, 2024
The MongolZ 2-1 Eternal Fire – August 9, 2024

Eternal Fire Form

Eternal Fire have done surprisingly well so far at ESL Pro League Season 20, as they went against all odds and finished Group A in second place.

The Turkish Counter-Strike esports squad started their campaign with a 2-0 sweep of FlyQuest, then bested Sangal Esports (2-0) and played a fairly competitive game one against Natus Vincere in the upper bracket final.

Not only have Eternal Fire outdone themselves in Malta, but they’ve also made the finals of BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #2 with wins against HEROIC, FURIA, paiN Gaming, and MOUZ. With those results, Eternal Fire are 11-4 from their last 15.

Eternal Fire Squad & Team News

Eternal Fire have not made any roster changes since May.

İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş
Buğra "Calyx" Arkın
Engin "MAJ3R" Küpeli
Ali "Wicadia" Haydar Yalçın
Özgür "woxic" Eker

The MongolZ Form

The MongolZ have made a name for themselves as a competitive Counter-Strike team by winning YaLLa Compass 2024 and securing a silver medal at Skyesports Championship 2024.

In some other bigger events, namely the Esports World Cup 2024 and Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, The MongolZ have no accomplished as much, yet they still posted competitive series against some of the world’s top teams.

The same trend continued in Group B, where The MongolZ finished fourth with wins against KOI (2-0), 9z Team (2-0), and 3DMAX (2-0). Moreover, they played a competitive series against Team Spirit (1-2), who The MongolZ nearly beat.

In the first round of the playoffs, MongolZ edged past BIG (2-1) in a series which could’ve easily ended in a 2-0 sweep for either team. So, while they’ve had their moments, MongolZ have been far from dominant on their road to the round of 12.

The MongolZ Squad & Team News

No announced roster changes for The MongolZ.

Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren
Sodbayar "Techno4K" Munkhbold
Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch
Ayush "mzinho" Batbold
Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold

Verdict

Eternal Fire v The MongolZ

Both teams have done surprisingly well on their ESL Pro League Season 20 campaign, and looking at their recent results, it is hard to say which of the two did better. The MongolZ had the luxury of playing more games, yet that included some close calls, whereas Eternal Fire had a fairly smooth road to a runner-up finish in Group A.

Eternal Fire have a better map pool, which explains why they are priced as favourites. Yet their map win rates are not significantly better, except for Anubis, Inferno, and Vertigo. It would not be the most shocking thing to see Eternal Fire come out ahead, but we have to show MongolZ some respect.

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