IEM Fall Europe 2021 betting predictions – Friday, October 8

Esportbet returns with another pair of betting tips for Friday’s games in the Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI Fall Europe playoffs. Here are our selections for Astralis vs Team Fiend and G2 Esports vs ENCE.


Astralis were one of the most dominant teams of the group stage. Even though they have played three relatively close series – against Movistar Riders (16-13), Heroic (16-14), and Complexity (16-14) – the Danes ended up with a perfect 5-0 record and a +24 round differential.

Team Fiend were far less convincing, but they have done enough to make it out of Group D with three wins. Their run was far from perfect but the Bulgarian squad have shown solid mental and bounced back from a 0-2 start to win the final three matches against Fnatic (16-12), Team Fiend (16-5), and FaZe Clan (16-6).

Astralis field far better players, so it makes sense for the top esports betting sites to price them as the favourites. However, with the form Team Fiend have been showing of late, there is a real possibility Kamen “bubble” Kostadinov and co. can surprise and steal at least one map.


G2 Esports are a difficult team to figure out. They are talented enough to be considered one of the top teams in the scene, but G2 lack consistency, which makes it tough to justify a bet on them.

ENCE have exceeded expectations with their run through the round-robin stage. They have picked up a commanding win against Team Vitality (16-8) but have also produced a very close and underwhelming series against Dignitas (16-14).

The offered CS:GO betting odds seem fair. G2 Esports should win more times than not but are inconsistent enough to deserve the -192.31 price; meanwhile, ENCE can win, but only if G2 slip. We expect G2 to deliver, but they have yet to show enough for us to believe they can do it in straight maps. A bet on over 2.5 maps makes the most sense.