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The PGL Cluj-Napoca group stage is done and the playoffs are set to begin, with Team Falcons vs Eternal Fire being one of the most interesting matches on the docket.
Eternal Fire ate an upset loss to FaZe Clan in the second round of the group stage, but have mostly looked strong in Romania. Meanwhile, Team Falcons’ new roster seems to have shaken off a rough start to its existence and is hinting at being a proper top-end squad.
So how should bettors approach this match, when there is one established top team and one unproven team that still looks the part? Here’s a full betting breakdown of Team Falcons vs Eternal Fire at PGL Cluj-Napoca.
Team Falcons stands as a sizable underdog against Eternal Fire, with the moneylines standing at 2.4 and 1.5, respectively. The exact line varies between sportsbooks, but all point to Eternal Fire as the decisive favorite.
The skepticism stems from Team Falcons’ hard roster reset in January. After underwhelming in the PGL Shanghai Major, the team cut four of its players, only keeping Emil “Magisk” Reif. It fleshed things out by picking up star player Nikola “NiKo” Kovac and the core of Heroic’s roster. The full Team Falcons roster currently stands as follows:
On the flipside, Eternal Fire has been mostly stable over recent years. The Turkish squad has grown over time from a solid regional act to a threat to win every tournament it competes in. Here’s the Eternal Flame roster:
Eternal Fire has historically dominated Team Falcons, with the head-to-head record standing at 7-1 in Eternal Fire’s favor. For this match, that record comes with the major asterisk that this is a new look Team Falcons.
However, this overhauled Falcons roster has played the Turkish team twice, with Eternal Fire winning both. The first was an online match in the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 qualifiers, and the second was on LAN in the group stage of IEM Katowice. Both ended with a 2-0 score.
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Team Falcons is quite easy to bet on ,as any given bet on their success tends to work out well. Eternal Fire is a bit more difficult to find value in. Because of that, there are only a few solid options for bets.
A straight moneyline bet on Team Falcons is at 2.4, which is a decent value given the recent form of the team.
Yes, Eternal Fire has had little trouble with Falcons. That is both historically true and recently true. But there’s no denying the talent and strength in the new Falcons lineup. The team’s results have also improved significantly in recent weeks, going from the rough 1-3 start to 5-1 in its last six. Its most recent match saw it punch a ticket to the PGL Cluj-Napoca playoffs by beating MOUZ, one of the tournament favorites.
Eternal Fire deserves to be the heavy favorite, but there’s cause for buying into Falcons at this point.
Fans looking to bet on Eternal Fire against Falcons should look at the line on Eternal Fire winning 2-0. That provides a strong return that pushes three-to-one.
As mentioned, precedent suggests this will be the score. Both matches between the teams in recent weeks ended 2-0 in Eternal Fire’s favor. For the superstitious, this is reinforced further. Across the two organizations’ entire history, they’ve played six best-of-three matches; five ended in a 2-0 victory for Eternal Fire.
Those who are a bit more skeptical can look to the 3.2 line on Eternal Fire winning 2-1. Regardless, picking the exact match score is the way to go for finding value on Eternal Fire.
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