ECSTATIC vs. Dignitas Preview & Prediction- Free 2/09 CS: GO

Swiss round 4 of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament takes place this Wednesday when ECSTATIC and Dignitas cross paths. The 2021 Elisa Invitational tournament is now on its Winter edition, featuring teams from the Nordic region together with some notable teams in the world who will clash and fight for the $100,000 prize pool. The winner of this duel will advance to the playoffs while the loser will be eliminated.

ECSTATIC Team Stats and Latest Results

ECSTATIC is ranked 16th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 20 weeks. The team recently finished 5-8th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5 and were awarded $1,000. They also finished 7-8th at the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier, 4th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals, and 2nd at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4. They have also qualified for the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament and will play their first match on 22nd February 2022. Considering their last 8 matches, the team won 5 and lost 3 matches. ECSTATIC has also managed to attain a 55.6%-win rate over the last 3 months.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has a decent win rate on Mirage (66.7%), Ancient (61.5%), Inferno (61.1%), and Dust2 (54.5%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%), Nuke (44.4%), and Overpass (40.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of birdfromsky (0.98), Daffu (1.00), maNkz (1.05), FASHR (1.11), and WolfY (1.06).

Dignitas Team Stats and Latest Results

Dignitas is ranked 28th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 20 weeks. The team finished 3-4th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4, 3rd at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Playoffs 2, and 9-12th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1. They are also part of the ongoing Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 tournament and have won all their first 2 matches. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 6 matches. Meanwhile, their win rate over the last 3 months is 57.1%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has an excellent performance on Nuke (78.6%), Vertigo (72.7%), Inferno (62.5%), and Overpass (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (33.3%) and Ancient (25.0%). Their roster consists of friberg (0.90), HEAP (1.07), f0rest (1.09), Lekr0 (1.08), and hallzerk (1.09).

ECSTATIC vs. Dignitas H2H Record

Head-to-head stats show 3 meetings between the opponents. So far, ECSTATIC has won in 2 matches while Dignitas won once. Their last encounter was at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Playoffs 2 where Dignitas won 2:0.

ECSTATIC vs. Dignitas Betting Preview

ECSTATIC has better stats and is the favorite to win this matchup. They lead on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Ancient while Dignitas has a better performance on Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo. At the same time, ECSTATIC has a better position in the world ranking. Even though ECSTATIC is the favorite, we expect a tough match and there is a possibility of more than 2 rounds in this game.

The Pick: ECSTATIC to win/ Over 2.5 maps.