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Team Spirit vs Astralis Tips & Odds – Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025
- Team Spirit vs Astralis Counter-Strike 2 betting picks for Sunday, February 2, 2025, in Group B at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 (13:30 CET)
- Astralis have not looked very pretty
- Spirit are rightly viewed as favourites

Astralis (Getty Images)
Team Spirit vs Astralis Predictions
Team Spirit and Astralis will face off in the first round of Group B at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 on Sunday, February 2. It will mark their first meeting of the season and a proper test for Astralis, who have not looked too good of late.
- Team Spirit vs Astralis Predictions
- Head to Head
- Team Spirit Form
- Team Spirit Squad & Team News
- Astralis Form
- Astralis Squad & Team News
Astralis have been struggling for a while now, and even though they made it through the play-in stage, where they eliminated paiN Gaming, the Danes have a long way to go before anyone can consider them as a serious threat for Big Even trophies.
The potential is definitely there and it would not be the most shocking thing to see Astralis find momentum at one point of this season. But until we see consistent improvement, Astralis should not pose a threat for any top-rated team.
- Team Spirit are the hottest Counter-Strike 2 team in the scene
- Astralis have shown some signs of life
- It'll take a massive blunder for Spirit to lose
Head to Head
Astralis and Team Spirit have yet to meet this season. Their last meeting, in November, ended in a 2-1 victory for Spirit.
- Team Spirit 2-1 Astralis – November 2, 2024
Team Spirit Form
Team Spirit are the current no.1 Counter-Strike team in the world and one of the leading favourites to win IEM Katowice 2025. They were phenomenal in the season-opening BLAST Bounty Spring 2025, where Spirit ran through the opposition to the trophy, adding to their success at the end of 2024 when Spirit won the Shanghai Major.
In great form and momentum on their side, Team Spirit will be difficult to stop for any non-elite team, especially if we see more from their star player, donk, who has averaged a 1.43 performance rating over the last three months.
Sh1ro is also holding his weight, averaging a 1.23, as are his teammates, with all but chopper posting +1.00 rating.
Team Spirit Squad & Team News
Team Spirit have not made any roster changes.
- Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov
- Boris "magixx" Vorobyev
- Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotja
- Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
- Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov
Astralis Form
Astralis are a very frustrating team to watch. This team has a solid roster of experienced players who should be competing for big trophies, but they have yet to make it work.
The competitive break dev1ce took in late 2024 did not help, as it came just at the time when Astralis were finding traction. And while he returned to the main lineup at the start of 2025, Astralis have yet to find the same level.
In the IEM Katowice 2025 Play-In stage, Astralis started rough, with a 0-2 loss against MIBR, to which they added a very unconvincing 2-1 victory against FlyQuest. On a more positive note, the Danes played well against paiN Gaming who they beat (2-0) with 13-7 on Inferno and 13-9 on Dust 2.
It was their best game so far this season, but it remains to be seen whether it is an indication of improvement or just another flash in the pan.
Astralis Squad & Team News
No changes for Astralis.
- Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz
- Victor "Staehr" Staehr
- Martin "stavn" Lund
- Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard
- Casper "cadiaN" Møller
Verdict
Team Spirit are tagged as massive favourites to defeat Astralis and considering how the Danes have been playing, that sounds fair. Their only notable game of the season came in the final round of the IEM Katowice 2025 Play-In, where Astralis eliminated paiN Gaming, but one solid showing does not change the fact that Astralis have been mediocre at best.
Team Spirit are a much tougher team than paiN Gaming and it is hard to believe Astralis are ready to take that additional step just yet. They might surprise many people once Astralis find traction, but they're still far off that.
Team Spirit are a much tougher team than paiN Gaming and it is hard to believe Astralis are ready to take that additional step just yet. They might surprise many people once Astralis find traction, but they're still far off that.
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