EC Kyiv vs. SKADE Preview & Prediction - Free 06/20 CS: GO

This Monday, the opponents will cross paths in the playoffs round of 16 of the ESEA Advanced Season 41 Europe. The winner will proceed to the next round.

EC Kyiv Team Stats and Latest Results

FTW is 83rd in the global ranking. Their current form is below average as they have three wins from their last eight matches. They finished 13-15th at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022, 9-16th at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2, and 9-16th at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 1. Their current win rate stands at 47.1%.

In the previous three months, EC Kyiv was impressive on Dust2 (83.3% win rate) and average on Mirage (50.0%). Their below-average results came on Vertigo (42.9%), Ancient (42.9%), Inferno (30.0%), and Overpass (25.0%). The team members have been together for one year and have played a total of 1,366 maps. They are byr9 (1.08 ratings), Smash (1.03), s4ltovsk1yy (1.11), amster (0.99), and uQlutzavr (1.02).

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE is 32nd in the world ranking and has spent 53 weeks in the top 30. They finished 9-12th at the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 Closed Qualifier, 4th at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier, and 5-8th at the Pinnacle Cup IV. The team has two wins in five games and are on a one game winning streak. Their win rate is 64.7%.

Map performance over the past three months shows that SKADE is a decent team. They were excellent on Inferno (83.3% win rate) Mirage (72.7%), and Ancient (71.4%). They were fairly average on Overpass (58.3%), and Dust2 (53.3%). However, their below-average result was on (46.7%) and failed on Vertigo (0.0%) The roster includes dennyslaw (1,12 player ratings), Rainwalker (1.11), SHiPZ (1.11), bubble (0.93), and dream3r (1.11).

EC Kyiv vs. SKADE H2H Record

This will the fifth time that the opponents will be crossing paths. Their meeting has produced three wins for EC Kyiv, two wins for SKADE, and an overtime.

EC Kyiv vs. SKADE Betting Preview

This is going to be an interesting tie of two teams seeking redemption. The teams have identical records from their last eight matches, i.e., three wins from eight games and one match winning streak. Although EC Kyiv has always got the better side of SKADE in their previous encounters, I do believe SKADE will still win. This is because they have superior map statistics than EC Kyiv.

The Pick: SKADE to win