ENCE vs. 9z Preview & Prediction- Free 5/09 CS: GO
The opponents will play their first match at the Swiss round of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage this Monday. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL taking place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. The tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The Challengers Stage is composed of 16 teams wherein the top eight teams will advance to the Legends Stage and the bottom eight will be eliminated. The upcoming matchup will be played in the best-of-one series.
ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results
ENCE is ranked #4 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 59 weeks. The Finnish team finished 4th at the Europe RMR B and was awarded $8,500 plus a spot at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage. The team’s last achievement was 5th place in the Elisa Invitational tournament which ended on July 04, 2021, and was awarded $4,000. The team also finished 5-8th at the Pinnacle Cup III, 2nd at the ESL Pro League Season 15, and 1st at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe. The team managed 7 wins from their last 10 games and currently holds a win rate of 68.6%.
Map win statistics over the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Nuke (86.7%), Dust2 (75.0%), Ancient (66.7%), Mirage (54.5%), and Overpass (53.8%), and Vertigo (44.4%). The team’s line-up has dycha (1.10 player rating), hades (1.12), Snappi (0.99), Maden (1.02), and Spinx (1.14).
9z Team Stats and Latest Results
9z Team is ranked #30 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 5 weeks. The team qualified for the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage based on their performance at the Americas RMR. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the FiReLEAGUE Latin Power Spring 2022 - BLAST Premier Qualifier, won the IEM Dallas 2022 South America Open Qualifier 2 and finished 3rd at the IEM Dallas 2022 South America Closed Qualifier. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 66.7% and won 8 out of their last 10 matches.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show that the team's best-played cards are Overpass (83.3%), Mirage (72.7%), Dust2 (71.4%), and Nuke (55.6%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%) and Inferno (28.6%). Their current roster has rox (1.00 player rating), Luken (1.14), dgt (1.16), dav1d (1.02), and max (1.16).
ENCE vs. 9z Team H2H Record
Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H meeting.
ENCE vs. 9z Team Betting Preview
ENCE is coming to this match on a 3-match winning streak while 9z Team lost its last 2 games. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that ENCE leads on Dust2, Nuke, Vertigo, and Ancient while 9z Team has an advantage on Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass. ENCE has a better position in the world ranking and will, therefore, win.
The Pick: ENCE to win.
