Endpoint vs. SAW, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/26 CS: GO

Both Endpoint and SAW have two victories at the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021. They meet for another matchup this Saturday and the winner will progress to the playoffs. The loser will have to play another match to secure a slot at the next stage.

Endpoint Team Stats and Latest Results

Endpoint is currently ranked 26th on the global rankings and has been among the top 30 teams for 19 weeks. They started the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 tournament on a positive note and won two consecutive matches. They needed another win to progress to the playoffs but this didn’t happen after losing 2-1 against ENCE. Generally, we can say the squad is steady to challenge for any tournament because they have also progressed to the playoffs of the Spring Sweet Spring 3. Endpoint also won the ESL Premiership Spring 2021 Powered by Intel in May and was awarded $8,746 and a chance to play at the ENC Global Playoffs Spring 2021. Considering the last 8 matches, they have won 7 matches and lost only 1. They have a win rate of 62.0%.

Maps statistics over the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%), Overpass (68.2%), Mirage (66.7%), Inferno (55.6%), and Train (54.5%). On the other side, they were average on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to show a good performance on Dust2 (36.4%). They have maintained one lineup which consists of CRUC1AL (1.11), MiGHTYMAX (0.95), Surreal (1.04), Thomas (1.08), and mezii (1.22).

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW is ranked 35th on the global rankings. They started the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 with a loss when they played Sangal. However, they bounced back to register two consecutive wins against DBL PONEY and AGF. In these two consecutive wins, they didn’t lose any map. Meanwhile, the Portuguese participated in other tourneys where they have shown impressive performance. In March, they won the LVP Unity Spring Cup 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier and received $25,000. They also won the recently concluded Master League Portugal VII and received $7,269. Considering their last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and lost 4. They have a win rate of 57.6%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Overpass (100.0%), Inferno (76.9%), Nuke (72.2%), and Vertigo (62.5%). They have failed to impress on Dust2 (30.0%), Ancient (28.6%), Train (20.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). SAW has maintained one lineup since June 2020 which consists of arki (0.98), MUTiRiS (1.08), rmn (1.03), JUST (1.07), and stadodo (1.11).

Endpoint vs. SAW H2H Record

Endpoint and SAW have met on 5 occasions. SAW has won 3 meetings while Endpoint has 2. The last H2H record was at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe tournament and Endpoint won on 2 maps.

Endpoint vs. SAW Betting Preview

Both teams seem steady at the moment and we expect an interesting matchup. Endpoint has only lost 1 match out of the last 8 and also leads on Mirage, Dust2, and Overpass. SAW on the other hand is perfectly prepared on Inferno, Nuke, and Vertigo. In this situation, we will go with Endpoint because they have a good lineup and have shown an impressive performance in the last 8 matches. However, we expect the match to go for more than 2 rounds.

The Pick: Endpoint to win/ Over 2.5