Heroic vs The MongolZ Prediction: Heroic is a favorite

Prediction for the IEM Cologne 2023 Heroic vs The MongolZ match which will take place on July 29th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Heroic is the current top–1 team in the HLTV rating. In the spring of 2023, the Danish squad showed very impressive results. Victory at BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2023, runners-up at IEM Rio 2023 and IEM Katowice 2023, top 4 at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and IEM Dallas 2023. A failure happened at the ESL Pro League Season 17, where the cadiaN team took the top 8, losing in the quarterfinals to Natus Vincere.

Heroic has performed throughout the year, and the key to success is the excellent form of each player. CadiaN does not play at the best level in the world, but he has a more important role of mentor and leader in this team. In any difficult situation, jabbi and stavn can take over the game. All players in 2023 have an average HLTV rating from 1.17 to 1.08. The pool has all the maps except Anubis.

Heroic in 2023 has a 70% win rate for 93 maps. The team makes a lot of mistakes only in the final stages of tournaments. The game did not go against GamerLegion in the semifinals of the Paris Major. The Danes turned off on the third map against MOUZ in the semifinals of IEM Dallas 2023. It is already a tradition: they play at a superstar level but become a shadow in decisive matches. The match against the MongolZ is also important, but cadiaN&Co are unlikely to make mistakes in this game.

Judging by the Play-In layouts, The MongolZ should not have entered the main stage of IEM Cologne 2023. They had to play with MOUZ and FURIA Esports in three days. There were two additional rounds in the first game against MOUZ, and the meeting ended with a score of 22:19, not in favor of the Asian team. 

The last victory should not be sensational, no matter how weird it may be. The MongolZ began to play more often at significant events. On two maps against FURIA Esports, the MongolZ could stop KSCERATO and yuurih, did not allow them to play, and the competitor became not so dangerous without them. 

Once even this team gave a fight to Heroic at IEM Rio 2023, winning one map out of three possible. In addition, The MongolZ has never won in the first round of the top bracket of the group stage.

Heroic is a favorite. As a rule, the competitor can surprise, but not against the top-1 HLTV with a stable game in groups.