BIG vs. SAW Preview & Prediction- Free 4/17 CS: GO
The opponents will meet in the first round of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A tournament this Sunday. The group stage will use the Swiss system and best-of-one format. According to its results, exactly half of the teams will go to the major, but at different stages.
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG ranks #19 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 116 weeks. The German team qualified for this tournament from the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3. Nevertheless, the team hasn’t been impressive since the beginning of the year because they failed to win any match both at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In and Pinnacle Winter Series 2. They also failed to advance to the playoffs of the ESL Pro League Season 15 and finished 13-16th. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 57.1% and won 7 out of their last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent performance on Dust2 (71.4%-win rate), Nuke (60.0%), and Vertigo (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%), Ancient (42.9%), and Mirage (33.3%). Their roster consists of tabseN (1.14 player rating), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.13), faveN (1.06), and Krimbo (1.02).
SAW Team Stats and Latest Results
SAW is ranked #32 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The Portuguese team was recently part of the ESL Masters Spain Season 11 and finished 1-2nd. They also came 3-4th at the RTP Arena Spring Cup 2022 - BLAST Premier Qualifier, 3-4th at the OMEN WGR European Challenge 2022, and 3rd at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe. Since the beginning of the year, the team has played 39 matches and managed a win rate of 61.1%. They also won 7 out of their last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive performance on Nuke (70.6%), Inferno (62.5%), Ancient (61.5%), and Vertigo (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%) and Overpass (22.2%). Their line-up consists of MUTiRiS (1.07), rmn (1.04), JUST (1.07), stadodo (1.08), and arki (0.98).
BIG vs. SAW H2H Record
The rivals have met twice and each side won once. Their last encounter was at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3 on March 04, 2022, and BIG won 1:0.
BIG vs. SAW Betting Preview
BIG won their last 4 matches and this is attributed to their quality roster that consists of a list of players with exceptional skills. A comparison of both teams’ performance on the maps shows that both sides lead on 3 cards. This will be a tough match for both sides and since it is played in the best-of-one format, we will ride with BIG who is currently in a better shape.
The Pick: BIG to win.
