Anonymo vs. sAw, Preview & Prediction - Free 3/5 CS:GO

sAw is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face Anonymo in the Swiss round 5 of the Snow Sweet Snow 2 on Friday. The winner of this duel will progress to the playoffs, while the losing side will suffer elimination.

Anonymo Team Stats and Latest Results

Anonymo is a new team that joined the CS:GO circus in late January this year and impressed at the ESEA Premier Season 36 Europe, where they are atop of Group B with a 5-1 record. They received an invitation for this tournament and after losing the opening two games to SKADE and Trident, the Polish team managed to bounce back with a pair of wins over GODSENT and Movistar Riders. Anonymo won ten of the previous 15 matches.

During the last three months, Anonymo was invincible on Vertigo (played five times) and was strong on Train (85.7% win rate), while they disappointed on Nuke (16.7%). Anonymo changed its lineup a bit in the last few days and appeared on 33 maps with a record of 20 wins and 13 losses. The team members are Kei (1.08 rating), mouz (1.05), innocent (1.09), Snax (1.13), and Kylar (1.07).

sAw Team Stats and Latest Results

Just like Anonymo, sAw received an invitation to join the Snow Sweet Snow 2, and they are one of the biggest favorites to win a trophy at this tournament. They started well with a pair of victories over Copenhagen Flames and Sinners, after coming from behind in both, but then suffered a couple of losses to HAVU and Nemiga. sAw won eight of the last 14 games.

In the previous three months, sAw played well on Nuke (68.4%) and Inferno (66.7%), while they didn’t impress on Overpass (27.3%) and Train (33.3%). Since December 2020, sAw is playing with the same squad and appeared on 74 maps with a record of 40 wins and 34 losses. The lineup consists of arki (0.96), MUTiRiS (1.03), rmn (0.96), JUST (1.06), and stadodo (1.14).

Anonymo vs. sAw H2H Record

These rivals have met once before, and Anonymo won that clash at the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe Open Qualifier when they secured a 2-0 victory (16-14 on Inferno and 16-14 on Train).

Anonymo vs. sAw Betting Preview

sAw has a more experienced lineup and I am backing them to get an edge in this one. Also, they will be looking for revenge as they lost narrowly to Anonymo in the lone H2H encounter. It’s a crucial knockout game for each side, but at this moment, I am giving a slight advantage to the Portuguese team.

The Pick: sAw to win (-119 @PINNACLE)