Entropiq vs. Finest Preview & Prediction- Free 5/04 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths for a Group B opening match in the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe this Wednesday. The 2022 ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe is an online CS: GO league powered by ESEA which also provides a prize pool of $50,000. The group stage is played in the GSL best-of-three series.
Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results
Entropiq is ranked #16 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 65 weeks. The Russian team has been invited to this tournament based on their performance at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe. They are also part of the ongoing IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier and has won all their first 2 matches. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022, 9-12th at the ESL Pro League Season 15, and 12-14th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 47.8% and won 3 out of their last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Dust2 (80.0%) and Ancient (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%), Overpass (45.5%), Nuke (33.3%), and Mirage (33.3%). The team’s current line-up has El1an (1.17 player rating), NickelBack (1.03), Krad (1.05), Forester (1.11), and Lack1 (0.99).
Finest Team Stats and Latest Results
Finest ranks #50 in the global ranking. The Swedish team has been invited to this tournament after finishing 7-8th at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe. Currently, they hold a win rate of 50.0% and has won their last 4 games. Considering their performance at other events, they finished 13-15th at the Pinnacle Cup III and 9-16th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 1. The team is also part of the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV and has won all their 4 matches.
The team's best-played maps over the past 3 months consist of Nuke (100.0%-win rate), Mirage (88.9%), and Inferno (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (42.9%), Overpass (42.9%), Vertigo (33.3%), and Ancient (28.6%). Their current roster has twist (0.98 player rating), PlesseN (1.10), kreaz (1.06), shokz (1.08), and anarkez (1.13).
Entropiq vs. Finest H2H Record
Head-to-head has 3 meetings between the rivals and Entropiq has won in all the matches. Their last encounter was at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 and they won 2:0.
Entropiq vs. Finest Betting Preview
Finest is currently riding on a 4-match win streak while Entropiq managed 2 consecutive wins after losing 2 games. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that Entropiq leads on Dust2, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while Finest has an advantage on Mirage and Inferno. Entropiq is, therefore, the favorite to win but we expect Finest to snatch 1 of the maps.
The Pick: Entropiq to win/ Over 2.5 maps.
