Fnatic vs ENCE Preview and Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

Fnatic will look to stretch their winning streak to eight by winning the Fnatic vs ENCE IEM Cologne 2023 Group A Upper Bracket Semifinal tie

A place in the IEM Cologne 2023 Group A Upper Bracket Final will be up for grabs when Fnatic and ENCE renew hostilities in the Rhine-side city. The Finnish side started their post-break campaign with a victory against 9INE, while Fnatic got the better of Cloud9 in a thrilling encounter. CSGO betting trends strongly favor a win for the British side, but Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer’s men will feel they pack enough punch to derail Fnatic’s winning streak. 

Fnatic

Fnatic defeated Cloud9 in a hard-fought three-map series during IEM Cologne’s Group A lower bracket. Both teams traded map picks, but Cloud9’s strong performances from HObbit and sh1ro gave them the edge in the opener. Fnatic bounced back on Anubis, exploiting Cloud9’s missing Ax1Le. Despite buster’s resurgence on Ancient, Fnatic secured victory in overtime, with newcomer afro impressing with 33 kills.

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Players

Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson

• HLTV Rating: 1.05
• Impact Rating: 1.01
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.2%
• Average Damage Round: 76.2
• Kills Per Round: 0.70

William “mezii” Merriman

• HLTV Rating: 1.12
• Impact Rating: 1.06
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.1%
• Average Damage Round: 79.1
• Kills Per Round: 0.71

Fredrik “roeJ” Jørgensen

• HLTV Rating: 1.14
• Impact Rating: 1.21
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.4%
• Average Damage Round: 82.9
• Kills Per Round: 0.74

Christopher “dexter” Nong

• HLTV Rating: 1.06
• Impact Rating: 1.16
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.8%
• Average Damage Round: 79.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.73

Aurélien “afro” Drapier

• HLTV Rating: 1.11
• Impact Rating: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.9%
• Average Damage Round: 73.7
• Kills Per Round: 0.71

Most Kills

Map 1: afro

Map 2: roeJ

Map 3: mezii

Most Assists

Map 1: mezii 

Map 2:  afro

Map 3: roeJ

Most Deaths

Map 1: roeJ

Map 2:  mezii

Map 3: afro

ENCE

ENCE notched their first win in the IEM Cologne group stage with a narrow 2-1 triumph over 9INE. They struggled on Vertigo (4-16) but mounted a strong comeback on Nuke (16-11) and eventually emerged victorious in overtime on Mirage (19-15).

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Players

Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer

• HLTV Rating: 0.95
• Impact Rating: 0.96
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.4%
• Average Damage Round: 72.5
• Kills Per Round: 0.65

Paweł “dycha” Dycha

• HLTV Rating: 1.12
• Impact Rating: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.7%
• Average Damage Round: 81.1
• Kills Per Round: 0.73

Pavle “maden” Bošković

• HLTV Rating: 1.08
• Impact Rating: 1.16
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 68.4%
• Average Damage Round: 79.0
• Kills Per Round: 0.72

Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia

• HLTV Rating: 1.15
• Impact Rating: 1.14
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.9%
• Average Damage Round: 73.7
• Kills Per Round: 0.72

Guy “NertZ” Iluz

• HLTV Rating: 1.10
• Impact Rating: 1.27
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.2%
• Average Damage Round: 84.4
• Kills Per Round: 0.77

Most Kills

Map 1: dycha

Map 2: SunPayus

Map 3: NertZ

Most Assists

Map 1: NertZ

Map 2: dycha

Map 3: SunPayus

Most Deaths

Map 1: SunPayus

Map 2: NertZ

Map 3: dycha

Fnatic vs ENCE Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

We expect Fnatic to beat ENCE by 2-1. 

Fnatic vs ENCE Head to Head Record 

Fnatic 1-0 ENCE

Fnatic vs ENCE Maps 

• Overpass
• Vertigo
• Ancient

ENCE vs Fnatic Score 

• Map 1: ENCE to win by +3<
• Map 2: Fnatic to win by +5<
• Map 3: Fnatic to win by +6<

ENCE vs Fnatic First Blood 

Map 1: KRIMZ

Map 2: Snappi

Map 3: maden

Fnatic vs ENCE Most First Kills

Map 1: dycha

Map 2: roeJ

Map 3: mezii

ENCE vs. Fnatic Top Fragger

mezii

Fnatic vs. ENCE Most Clutches

roeJ

ENCE vs. Fnatic Most Utility Damage

Snappi

Fnatic vs. ENCE Most Plants

Fnatic

Fnatic vs. ENCE Most Defuses

Fnatic

IEM Cologne 2023: Fnatic vs ENCE Match Links

Fnatic vs ENCE Match Time

July 30, 2023 – 10:00 ET/09:00 CST/07:00 PT