AGF vs. Espada, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/1 CS:GO
Espada is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet AGF in the opening playoff round at the LOOT.BET Season 8. The winner of this clash will face a better side from a tilt between Virtus.pro and Wisla Krakow in the quarter-final.
AGF Team Stats and Latest Results
AGF needed an extra game to secure the playoff spot at the LOOT.BET Season 8 after a 2-2 record in the opening four matches. They trailed 1-0 to AGO but managed to win the next two maps and made it to the playoffs. In the meantime, AGF lost to Mustang crew at the Cyber.Bet Golden League 2020. AGF won eight of the previous 14 matches.
During the last three months, AGF played well on Inferno (68.2% win rate), Train (66.7%), and Nuke (53.8%), while they failed to get a victory on Vertigo (played twice) and didn’t impress on Overpass (28.6%) and Dust2 (37.5%). Since August 2020, AGF is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 74 maps with a record of 39 wins and 35 losses. The team members are netrick (0.85 rating), Lukki (1.03), Kristou (1.05), fr0slev (1.12), and TMB (1.15).
Espada Team Stats and Latest Results
Espada won 7th place at the IEM New York 2020 CIS and $2,000 along with 1484.5 RMR Points for their efforts. They lost the opening match at the LOOT.BET Season 8 to Nemiga, but responded with three consecutive victories over HellRaisers, Apeks, and AGF to make it to the playoffs. Espada won ten of the last 14 games.
In the previous three months, Espada was invincible on Dust2 (played 11 times) and displayed fine performances on Overpass (78.6%), while they were below average on Nuke (35.7%) and Inferno (42.9%). Espada also assembled its squad in August this year and appeared on 71 maps with a record of 43 wins and 28 losses. The lineup consists of Dima (1.09), S0tF1k (0.98), FinigaN (1.01), degster (1.26), and Patsi (1.08).
AGF vs. Espada H2H Record
These rivals have met on four occasions before, and the all-time series is currently tied at 2-2. After two opening wins by AGF, Espada won the last two H2H duels, both without dropping a single map, including the one earlier at this tournament.
AGF vs. Espada Betting Preview
AGF barely made it to the playoffs and considering their form of late, I don’t think they can make a surprise here. Espada already beat AGF at this tournament, but that win wasn’t smoot, even though it was in straight maps. That being said, I will avoid betting on Espada to record a 2-0 victory, as I expect AGF to put up a fight and display their best performance. However, I am pretty sure the favorites will come away with a win in the end.
