Entropiq vs. forZe, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/03 CS: GO

Entropiq and forZe meet again at the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 tournament this Saturday. The winner will take 5th place and receive $7,000 plus 1500 RMR points. The loser will take 6th place.

Team Stats and Latest Results

Entropiq is ranked 17th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 21 weeks. They were promoted to the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 tournament after finishing 1-2nd at the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 Closed Qualifier. At the group stage of this tournament, they managed to win 2 matches and lost 2. For that reason, they could not qualify for the playoffs and will be playing the fifth-place decider. Considering other tournaments, the Russian team displayed an impressive performance. They won the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2 in June and received $15,000. In the same month, they won the European Development Championship 4 and were awarded $17,500. Considering the last 8 matches, they won 5 matches and lost 3 and have a win rate of 64.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that Entropiq has been impressive on Nuke (76.5%), Overpass (65.4%), Dust2 (64.3%), Mirage (53.8%), and Vertigo (53.3%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Train (33.3%) and Ancient (33.3%). They have a relatively new lineup that has features in 117 maps and consists of NickelBack (1.04), Krad (1.05), Lack1 (1.02), El1an (1.23), and Forester (1.11).

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe is ranked 16th on the global rankings. At the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021, they qualified based on their performance at the Closed Qualifier and were grouped against some of the toughest teams. In group A, they played Gambit, Natus Vincere, Akuma, and Nemiga. Considering other tourneys, they have shown impressive display and defeated PROGAMERS to win the ROG COLIZEUM Championship 2021 and received $10,000. At the Spring Sweet Spring 1, they defeated EPG Family to take the top prize of $44,000. They have won 4 matches out of their last 8 and hold a win rate of 68.0%.

Maps win statistics in the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on all the selected cards. They won all matches on Train and achieved a 100.0% win rate. At the same time, they were impressive on Mirage (81.8%), Ancient (57.1%), Overpass (55.6%), Dust2 (55.0%), Inferno (54.5%), and Nuke (52.9%). They have maintained one lineup since February 2020 which consists of almazer (1.06), FL1T (1.13), Jerry (1.06), zorte (1.11), and KENSI (1.04).

Entropiq vs. forZe H2H Record

There have been 6 head-to-head meetings between the opponents and both sides hold 3 wins to their advantage.

Entropiq vs. forZe Betting Preview

This is a very interesting matchup because both teams seem almost equal in world rankings and win rate. Nevertheless, we believe Entropiq will win because they have a huge lead on Dust2, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo. forZe leads in Mirage, Inferno, and Ancient. For this reason, they will win but forZe win takes one map.

The Pick: Entropiq to win/ Over 2.5 maps