ENCE vs. Sprout, Preview & Prediction - Free 2/8 CS:GO

ENCE is a slight favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet Sprout in the Playoffs round 1 of the Snow Sweet Snow 1 on Monday. The winning side will progress to the quarter-finals and take on sAw, while the losing team will be eliminated.

ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results

ENCE played only seven matches in the last three months and they are currently unranked, so they will try to break into the rankings with a good result at this tournament. They closed 2020 with four consecutive losses to Astralis, BIG, Complexity, and Cloud9, but started playing much better in 2021. Namely, ENCE defeated Izako Boars, Lyngby Vikings, and Endpoint to reach the playoffs at the Snow Sweet Snow 1.

In that seven-game period, ENCE was unbeaten on Train (played twice) and Overpass (played three times), while they failed to get a victory on Vertigo (played once), Inferno (played once), and Mirage (played twice). ENCE is playing with a new lineup since February this year and appeared on seven maps with a record of six wins and one loss. The team members are allu (1.04 rating), Snappi (1.00), doto (0.91), dycha (1.18), and Spinx (1.04).

Sprout Team Stats and Latest Results

Sprout has been much more active lately as they already played nearly 20 matches in 2021. They even won two tournaments in the process; the UNITED Pro Series Winter 2020 and ESL Meisterschaft Autumn 2020. The German side beat ALTERNATE aTTaX and BIG to win those tournaments and earn nearly $38,000 for their efforts. At the Snow Sweet Snow 1, Sprout lost to EC Kyiv and Izako Boars, but they bounced back with wins over GamerLegion, Lyngby Vikings, and Dignitas to make it to the playoffs. Sprout won 14 of the last 19 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Sprout was strong on Nuke (80.0%) and played well on Dust2 (64.3%) and Train (60.0%), while they were below average only on Vertigo (40.0%). Sprout assembled its current squad in January 2021 and appeared on 41 maps with a record of 25 wins and 16 losses. The lineup consists of Spiidi (1.08), denis (1.01), kressy (1.07), faveN (1.21), and slaxz- (1.16).

ENCE vs. Sprout H2H Record

These rivals have never met before.

ENCE vs. Sprout Betting Preview

Even though ENCE didn’t play a lot of games lately, this new lineup proved to be very well, and it seems they found five players who can record solid results in the future. Despite all of that, I am leaning toward Sprout in this one because of their form and stronger chemistry among team members. However, four of Sprout’s last five matches produced a maximum of three maps, and I am going with Over 2.5 maps here as well. It’s going to be an interesting clash.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+106 @GG.BET)