ENCE vs. MAD Lions Preview & Prediction- Free 3/22 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths at Stage 2 upper bracket semi-final in the 2022 Fantasyexpo EU Champions Spring: European Closed Qualifier Stage 2 this Tuesday. This event is organized by Fantasyexpo and functions as a BLAST premiere qualifier. This match will be played in the best-of-one series.
ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results
ENCE is ranked #15 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 52 weeks. Their last match was at the ESL PRO tournament on March 20, 2022, and they defeated Sprout with a score of 2:1. Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 5-8th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In, 2nd at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2, and 3-4th at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021. The Finnish team has also won 4 out of their 5 Group Stage matches at the ongoing ESL PRO tournament. They have attained a win rate of 60.0% over the last 3 months and won 7 out of their last 10 games.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that their best-played cards are Dust2 (100.0%), Nuke (80.0%), Mirage (66.7%), and Overpass (57.1%). On the flip-side, they were dismal on Ancient (33.3%) and Vertigo (0.0%). Their current line-up consists of dycha (1.10 player rating), hades (1.12), Snappi (0.99), Spinx (1.14), and Maden (1.01).
MAD Lions Team Stats and Latest Results
MAD Lions is ranked #67 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 10 weeks. Their last match took place at the FTS EU tournament on March 19 and they defeated ROYALS with a score of 0:2. The Danish team has won 5 out of their last 10 games and is coming for their next match on a 3-match win streak. Considering their performance in past tournaments, they finished 6-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2 Regionals and 19-20th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2. They are also part of the ongoing Pinnacle Cup III and Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Contenders. Meanwhile, their win rate stands at 52.9%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive win rate on Inferno (70.0%), Dust2 (66.7%), and Overpass (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%), Mirage (42.9%), and Nuke (0.0%). MAD Lions team has a line-up that consists of b0RUP (1.00 player rating), TMB (1.03), jL (1.11), Buzz (1.04), and MICHU (1.18).
ENCE vs. MAD Lions H2H Record
Head-to-head has 5 meetings between the rivals. So far, ENCE has won 3 times while MAD Lions has won twice. Their last encounter was at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe in October 2021 and ENCE won with a score of 1:0.
ENCE vs. MAD Lions Betting Preview
MAD Lions team is coming to this meeting on a 3-match win streak while ENCE has a 1-match win streak. But considering their performance on the maps, ENCE has an advantage on 3 cards while the opponent has shown a better win rate on 2 maps. Encounters with common opponents show that ENCE has defeated BLUEJAYS once while MAD Lions is yet to win against any opponent. Therefore, we are predicting a win for ENCE.
The Pick: ENCE to win.
