ECSTATIC vs. Savage Preview & Prediction- Free 2/03 CS: GO
The battle for 4 spots at the upcoming Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament continues this Thursday when ECSTATIC and Savage meet at the group stage. By this time both teams have won their first 2 games and are on the right path to the quarters. All matches are played in the round-robin best-of-three series.
ECSTATIC Team Stats and Latest Results
ECSTATIC is ranked 17th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 19 weeks. The Danish team defeated Enterprise (2:1) at the first round then AGF (2:1) at the second round of the group stage in the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Main Qualifier tournament. They recently finished 4th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals and were awarded $15,000. Additionally, ECSTATIC failed to progress to the Semi-finals of the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5 after losing to K23 (1:2) at the Quarter-finals. The team has won 5 out of their last 8 matches and holds a win rate of 57.1%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent win rate on Mirage (66.7%), Ancient (61.5%), Inferno (61.1%), and Dust2 (60.0%). They performed averagely on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (44.4%) and Overpass (44.4%). Their line-up consists of birdfromsky (0.99), Daffu (1.00), maNkz (1.05), WolfY (1.07), and FASHR (1.12).
Savage Team Stats and Latest Results
Savage is currently ranked 36th in the world ranking. The Swedish team started the year on a bad note because they lost all their first 3 matches at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 and finished 19-20th. Nevertheless, they have bounced back and won their first 2 matches at the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Main Qualifier tournament. They defeated AGO (2:0) and BLINK (1:0). They finished 2nd at the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier and 3-5th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 Regionals. They won 3 out of their last 8 games and hold a win rate of 65.4%.
Map win statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (75.0%), Inferno (66.7%), Mirage (66.7%), and Vertigo (58.3%). On the other hand, they performed dismally on Overpass (42.9%) and Dust2 (40.0%). Their line-up consists of PlesseN (1.14), dezon (0.99), draken (1.12), twist (1.01), and grux (1.04).
ECSTATIC vs. Savage H2H Record
Head-to-head statistics show 3 meetings between the opponents. So far, Savage has won twice while ECSTATIC has won once.
ECSTATIC vs. Savage Betting Preview
ECSTATIC is the favorite to win this matchup because they have a better position in the world ranking and displayed a better performance at the recently concluded Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals. It is worth noting that the Savage team lost all their first 3 matches at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1. Therefore, we believe that Savage is the underdog and will be defeated.
The Pick: ECSTATIC to win.
