Astralis vs. Movistar Riders Preview & Prediction- Free 4/28 CS: GO

The rivals will meet in the quarterfinals of the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe this Thursday. This is a global circuit of events that deliver elite-level Counter-Strike and world-class entertainment for everyone. The prize pool of this event adds up to $67,500 and the playoff matches are played in a single-elimination best-of-three series. The winner of this duel will face either NIP or Bad News Eagles while the loser will exit the event.

Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results

Astralis Team ranks #10 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 25 weeks. The Danish team has been invited to the ongoing tournament based on their performance at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 where they finished 7-9th and was awarded $8,500. They finished 7-8th at the IEM Katowice 2022, 5-8th at the ESL Pro League Season 15, and 6th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B. Considering their performance in the past 3 months, they attained a win rate of 54.2% and won 6 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Nuke (85.7%), Ancient (71.4%), and Overpass (66.7%). On the flip-side, the team failed to register a decent performance on Mirage (33.3%-win rate), Vertigo (25.0%), Inferno (20.0%), and Dust2 (12.5%). The team has a line-up that consists of blameF (1.17 player rating), k0nfig (1.09), Xyp9x (1.07), Farlig (1.02), and gla1ve (1.03).

Movistar Riders Team Stats and Latest Results

Movistar Riders is ranked #12 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 27 weeks. Since the beginning of the year, the Spanish team has shown an impressive performance at LAN events. They took first place in the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 15 and suffered their only defeat in the quarterfinals, losing on two maps to ENCE. They also finished 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In and won the RTP Arena Spring Cup 2022 - BLAST Premier Qualifier. The team is also part of the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe and won their first match against Sangal (2:1). They managed 8 wins from their last 10 games and has a win rate of 60.0%.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Inferno (75.0%), Mirage (71.4%), and Ancient (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%), Overpass (50.0%), and Vertigo (20.0%). Their current roster has alex (1.08), mopoz (1.06), DeathZz (1.02), SunPayus (1.17), and dav1g (0.91).

Astralis vs. Movistar Riders H2H Record

Head-to-head has 1 meeting between the rivals. They crossed paths at the group stage of the 2021 Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI Fall Europe on September 30, 2021, and Astralis won with a score of 1:0.

Astralis vs. Movistar Riders Betting Preview

Astralis is the favorite in this upcoming matchup. This is based on the fact that they have shown a better performance on the maps and also has a better position in the world ranking. At the moment, Astralis has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while Movistar Riders lead on Mirage and Inferno. Since Movistar Riders has attained a slightly better win rate over the past 3 months, we expect the team to snatch 1 map while Astralis will take 2.

The Pick: Astralis to win/ Over 2.5 maps.