BIG vs Liquid Preview and Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

BIG’s youthful roster face their next big challenge in the BIG vs Liquid IEM Cologne 2023 Lower Bracket Round1 

BIG and Liquid will be looking to claim their first win of the IEM Cologne 2023 and stay alive in the competition when they face off later today. Liquid were edged out by Astralis in their previous match, while BIG began their IEM Cologne 2023 campaign with a not-so-narrow defeat to Apeks. Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis’ men are the CSGO betting favorites in this matchup because of their superior form, experience, and higher ranking position. 

BIG

BIG struggled to fill the void left by Mateusz “⁠mantuu⁠” Wilczewski's absence, and Efekan “⁠S3NSEY⁠” Topaloglu seemed overwhelmed during the Apeks game. As a result, the Norwegian organization secured a comfortable 16-10 victory, sending the Germans down to the Lower Brackets.

Players

Johannes ”tabseN” Wodarz 

• HLTV Rating: 1.04
• Impact Rating: 1.21
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.6%
• Average Damage Round: 84.2
• Kills Per Round:0.73

David “prosus” Hesse

• HLTV Rating: 1.05
• Impact Rating: 1.08
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.3%
• Average Damage Round: 76.0
• Kills Per Round: 0.68

Karim ”Krimbo” Moussa

• HLTV Rating: 1.11
• Impact Rating:1.04
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.1%
• Average Damage Round:76.4
• Kills Per Round: 0.70

Efekan “⁠S3NSEY⁠” Topaloglu

• HLTV Rating: 1.01
• Impact Rating: 0.96
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.2%
• Average Damage Round: 65.9
• Kills Per Round: 0.65

Elias “s1n” Stein

• HLTV Rating: 1.09
• Impact Rating: 1.04
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.6%
• Average Damage Round: 78.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.68

Most Kills

Map 1: ⁠S3NSEY

Map 2: tabseN

Map 3: 

Most Assists

Map 1: tabseN

Map 2: s1n

Map 3: 

Most Deaths

Map 1: s1n

Map 2: S3NSEY

Map 3: 

Liquid

Team Liquid fell to their second successive defeat to Astralis as the Dutch side could never recover from the Danish side’s strong start on the CT side. A late attempt to claw back to the game proved futile as Astralis won with a healthy six-point lead. 

Players

Joshua “oSee” Ohm

• HLTV Rating: 1.14
• Impact Rating: 1.12
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.9%
• Average Damage Round: 75.3
• Kills Per Round: 0.73

Keith “NAF” Markovic

• HLTV Rating: 1.09
• Impact Rating: 1.08
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.5%
• Average Damage Round: 81.1
• Kills Per Round: 0.72

Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis

• HLTV Rating: 1.14
• Impact Rating: 1.29
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 68.8%
• Average Damage Round: 82.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.74

Aleks “Rainwaker” Petrov

• HLTV Rating: 1.11
• Impact Rating: 1.05
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.6%
• Average Damage Round: 77.8
• Kills Per Round: 0.70

Robert “Patsi” Isyanov

• HLTV Rating: 1.09
• Impact Rating: 1.15
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.3%
• Average Damage Round: 79.5
• Kills Per Round: 0.71

Most Kills

Map 1: NAF

Map 2: NAF

Map 3: 

Most Assists

Map 1: YEKINDAR

Map 2: oSee

Map 3: 

Most Deaths

Map 1: Patsi

Map 2: YEKINDAR

Map 3: 

BIG vs Liquid Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

Team Liquid should pick up a simple 2-0 victory against BIG.

BIG vs Liquid Head to Head Record 

Liquid 0-0 BIG

BIG vs Liquid Maps 

• Overpass
• Anubis
• Ancient

Liquid vs BIG Score 

• Map 1: Liquid to win by +6<
• Map 2: Liquid to win by +6<
• Map 3: 

Liquid vs BIG First Blood 

Map 1: Krimbo

Map 2: prosus

Map 3: 

BIG vs Liquid Most First Kills

Map 1: NAF

Map 2: NAF

Map 3: 

Liquid vs BIG Top Fragger

NAF

BIG vs Liquid Most Clutches

oSee

Liquid vs BIG Most Utility Damage

prosus

BIG vs Liquid Most Plants

Liquid

BIG vs Liquid Most Defuses

Liquid

IEM Cologne 2023: BIG vs Liquid Match Links

• Twitch
• YouTube

BIG vs Liquid Match Time

July 20, 2023 – 10:00 ET/09:00 CST/07:00 PT