Entropiq vs. K23 Preview & Prediction- Free 6/08 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at Group A upper bracket quarter-final in the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 tournament this Wednesday. The Republic Season 3 is an online tournament composed of notable teams and rookies from across Europe. The upcoming match will be played in the best-of-three format. Group winners will advance directly to the playoff semi-finals while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams of each group proceed to the playoff quarter-finals. The winner of this tournament will be awarded $75,000.
Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results
Entropiq is ranked #17 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 70 weeks. The Russian team is currently on a 2-match losing streak and has managed 6 wins from its last 10 matches. The team’s last achievement was 9th place in the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament which ended on April 10, 2022, and was awarded $32,000. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe tournament and has won all its first 2 matches. Over the past 3 months, the team has managed a win rate of 52.4%.
Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Ancient (66.7%), Dust2 (66.7%), Overpass (62.5%), and Vertigo (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (33.3%) and Mirage (33.3%). Their current line-up has NickelBack (1.03 player rating), Krad (1.05), El1an (1.18), Forester (1.11), and Lack1 (0.99).
K23 Team Stats and Latest Results
K23 ranks #36 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 19 weeks. The Kazakhstani team is currently on a 1-match win streak and has managed 4 wins from the last 10 matches. Their last achievement was 1st place at the ESEA EU CS: GO Advanced Season 40 - Playoffs tournament which ended on April 03, 2022, and received $7,000. They also finished 9-12th at the Pinnacle Cup IV and 13-16th at the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe. K23 team has attained a win rate of 70.8%.
The team’s best-played maps over the last 3 months include Overpass (83.3%-win rate), Mirage (76.9%), and Inferno (54.5%). They performed averagely on Dust2 (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (42.9%), Ancient (28.6%), and Vertigo (0.0%). Their roster has xsepower (1.09 player rating), clax (1.01), X5G7V (0.99), neaLaN (0.99), and Raijin (1.06).
Entropiq vs. K23 H2H Record
Head-to-head has 5 matches. By this time, K23 has won 3 times while Entropiq has managed 2 times. Their last encounter was at the 2022 ESL Challenger at DreamHack Valencia on May 25, 2022, and K23 won with a score of 2:1.
Entropiq vs. K23 Betting Preview
Entropiq lost its last 2 matches but this was after winning 5 consecutive games. On the other hand, K23 has managed 4 wins from their last 10 games. Map performance shows that Entropiq leads on Dust2, Vertigo, and Ancient while K23 has an advantage on Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass. Entropiq has a better line-up and will win this matchup but we believe K23 will snatch one of the maps.
The Pick: Entropiq to win/ Over 2.5 maps.
