AGO vs. Savage Preview & Prediction- Free 1/20 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Main Qualifier this Thursday. The tournament is composed of sixteen teams where only the top 4 teams will get a spot at Elisa Winter '21. All matches are played in the round-robin best-of-three series.
AGO Team Stats and Latest Results
AGO is ranked 46th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 14 weeks. The team was part of the ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe but failed to advance to the playoffs after winning 3 out of their 8 matches. At the same time, they finished 3-4th at the KeyDrop Cup 1, 2nd at the Polish Esport League Autumn 2021 Finals, 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4, and 3-4th at the Gdansk Games 2021. Considering their performance in the last 8 games, the Polish side won 2 and lost 6 matches. Their win rate over the past 3 months is 36.8%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Mirage (80.0%) and Dust2 (75.0%). On the flip-side, they performed dismally on Nuke (37.5%), Ancient (25.0%), Inferno (22.2%), and Vertigo (0.0%). Their line-up consists of leman (1.02), kRaSnaL (1.00), F1KU (1.08), Furlan (1.05), and Grashog (0.93).
Savage Team Stats and Latest Results
Savage is ranked 42nd in the world ranking. The Swedish team has been invited to this tournament based on their performance at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regionals where they finished 1-2nd. The team is part of the ongoing Pinnacle Winter Series 1 Regionals and has won all their first 2 matches. Considering their performance in past events, they came 2nd at the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier, 1-2nd at the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 1, and 9-12th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 4. In the last 8 matches, the team won 6 and has a win rate of 77.8%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has achieved an impressive win rate on Inferno (75.0%), Dust2 (75.0%), Mirage (75.0%), Ancient (71.4%), and Vertigo (55.6%). At the same time, they performed averagely on Overpass (50.0%). Their line-up consists of PlesseN (1.18), dezon (1.02), draken (1.22), grux (1.04), and twist (1.04).
AGO vs. Savage H2H Record
The only H2H encounter between the opponents took place at the single-elimination bracket of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 2 tournament and AGO won 1:0.
AGO vs. Savage Betting Preview
A comparison of both teams’ performance over the last 3 months shows that Savage is the better team and will win. Savage has won 6 out of their last 8 matches while AGO only managed 2 wins from their last 8 matches. Considering their performance on the maps, AGO leads on Mirage and Nuke while the Swedish side has a better performance on Inferno, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient.
The Pick: Savage to win.
