AVE vs. OPAA Preview & Prediction - Free 11/18 CS: GO
The opponents will play their first round of the group stage in the ongoing Exeedme Revolution 2021 Closed Qualifier this Thursday. There are 4 groups and each group will send 2 teams to the Exeedme Revolution 2021.
AVE Team Stats and Latest Results
AVE team is ranked 45th in the world ranking. The Russian team is coming to the Exeedme Revolution 2021 Closed Qualifier with a 54.5% win rate. At the same time, they won 6 out of their last 8 matches. Considering their performance in previous tournaments, the team finished 9-10th at the IEM Fall 2021 CIS, 3rd at the Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2 Finals, and won the ESEA Autumn 2021 Cash Cup 2 Europe. They lost to Lyngby Vikings at the semi-finals of the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 3 and came 3-4th.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that they have been impressive on Dust2 (75.0%), Inferno (61.1%), Overpass (60.0%), Ancient (58.3%), and Mirage (54.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (40.0%) and Vertigo (0.0%). They have maintained one line-up over the last 6 months that consists of waterfaLLZ (1.10), svyat (0.98), Porya (1.07), sugaR (0.99), and Raijin (1.06).
OPAA Team Stats and Latest Results
OPAA is ranked 105th in the world ranking. The Danish team is coming to this tournament after finishing 5-8th at the William Hill Cup 2021. This wasn't expected, but they seem committed and ready for a better performance as Exeedme Revolution's Closed Qualifier starts! Meanwhile, they won the Esportal Anker Cup 2021, finished 5-8th at the DreamHack Open November 2021 Open Qualifier, 2nd at the William Hill Cup 2021 Closed Qualifier, and 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 3. In the last 8 matches, they won 4 games and hold a win rate of 52.0%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained 55.6% win rate on Inferno, Vertigo (55.6%), Nuke (50.0%), Overpass (50.0%), Ancient (37.5%), Dust2 (0.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team line-up consists of Ryxxo (1.15), notaN (0.95), Maccen (1.01), Tauson (0.97), and Staehr (1.07).
AVE vs. OPAA H2H Record
Both teams have never met in any tournament and this will be their first head-to-head meeting.
AVE vs. OPAA Betting Preview
AVE sits in a better position to win this matchup because they have a better rank in the world ranking, has attained a better performance on the maps compared to OPAA, and also won 6 out of their last 8 games. On the other hand, OPAA leads in only 2 maps and has won only 4 out of their last 8 matches. A comparison of the two teams also shows that AVE has a better line-up.
The Pick: AVE to win.
