Apeks vs. BLUEJAYS Preview & Prediction- Free 6/14 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the Swiss round 4 in the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament this Tuesday. By this time, both teams have won 2 and lost 1 match and require 1 additional win to progress to the playoffs. The tournament consists of 20 teams clashing for a top prize of $50,000. The group stage matches are played in the Swiss format and all matches are best-of-three. The best team will be awarded $25,000 while the runners-up will receive $7,000.
Apeks Team Stats and Latest Results
Apeks is ranked #54 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. The Norwegian team has so far won 2 out of their 3 matches at the Swiss round of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament and requires 1 win to advance to the playoffs. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2, 9-12th at the Pinnacle Cup IV, and 13-16th at the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 Closed Qualifier. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 64.3% and won 4 out of its last 10 matches.
Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Inferno (100.0%), Nuke (64.3%), Dust2 (62.5%), and Mirage (54.5%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), and Ancient (41.7%). Apeks has maintained its current line-up for the last 5 months and it consists of nawwk (1.10 player rating), chawzyyy (0.99), AcilioN (0.99), jkaem (1.16), and STYKO (1.03).
BLUEJAYS Team Stats and Latest Results
BLUEJAYS ranks #63 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 1 week. In the Swiss round of the ongoing Elisa tournament, the team has defeated BIG Academy (2:1) and MASONIC (2:0) but lost to Finest (1:2). BLUEJAYS won the XP Game Fest 2022 tournament in May and the recently concluded Doritos Balkan League 2022 and was awarded $3,750. The team has a 6-match win streak, managed 8 wins from their last 10 matches, and has attained a win rate of 63.9% over the past 3 months.
The team’s best-played maps consist of Dust2 (71.4%-win rate), Mirage (69.6%), Inferno (68.8%), Overpass (62.5%), and Vertigo (54.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (41.7%). The team’s current line-up has stYleEeZ (1.00 player rating), CacaNito (1.17), dan1 (0.99), kyxsan (1.06), and aidKiT (1.04).
Apeks vs. BLUEJAYS H2H Record
These teams have never crossed paths in any tournament and this will be their first H2H record.
Apeks vs. BLUEJAYS Betting Preview
BLUEJAYS is currently on fire and has won 6 consecutive matches. On the other hand, the Norwegian team has only managed 4 wins from their last 10 games. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that BLUEJAYS leads on Dust2, Mirage, Overpass, and Vertigo while Apeks has an advantage on Inferno and Nuke. Since BLUEJAYS has a longer win streak, we believe they will advance to the playoffs.
The Pick: BLUEJAYS to win.
