Evil Geniuses vs. fnatic, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/31 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14. So far, Evil Geniuses has lost all their 4 matches while fnatic has won 2 out of the 4 matches. Three teams with the most points will progress to the playoffs.

Evil Geniuses Team Stats and Latest Results

Evil Geniuses is placed 26th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 111 weeks. Nevertheless, this is expected to change because they have shown a deplorable performance in the last 4 months. They lost all their matches at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021 and finished 7-8th. At the IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In which ended in July, the North America team won 1 out of their 3 matches and finished 9-12th. Meanwhile, they have no chance of progressing to the playoffs of the ESL Pro League Season 14. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 1 match and has a win rate of 23.1%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained an average performance on Mirage (50.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (37.5%), Overpass (25.0%), Dust2 (16.7%), and Nuke (0.0%). The team line-up includes MICHU (0.97), Brehze (1.12), CeRq (1.08), oBo (1.07), and daps (0.78).

fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Team is ranked 34th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 22 weeks. At the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 14, the Swedish team has won 2 out of their 4 matches and are placed 5th on the group stage. They defeated BIG (2-1) and FaZe (2-0) but lost to Natus Vincere (0-2) and mousesports (0-2). At the same time, they finished 13-16th at the IEM Summer 2021 and 5-8th at the Spring Sweet Spring 2. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 2 and lost 6 games. Their win rate stands at 28.6%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that they have achieved a decent performance on Overpass (60.0%) and attained an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (33.3%), Nuke (33.3%), Dust2 (0.0%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team line-up includes KRIMZ (1.07), ALEX (0.92), Brollan (1.11), Jackinho (0.98), and mezii (1.07).

Evil Geniuses vs. fnatic H2H Record

Head-to-head records show 1 meeting between the opponents. They met at the ESL Pro League Season 13 in March and fnatic won 2-1.

Evil Geniuses vs. fnatic Betting Preview

Both teams seem to be in a bad form because Evil Geniuses lost their last 4 matches while fnatic has only won 2 out of their last 8 matches. Considering their performance on the maps, Evil Geniuses has an average win rate on Mirage while fnatic leads on Overpass with a 60% win rate. This is a tough match for both teams but we believe fnatic will prevail and possibly progress to the playoffs.

The Pick: fnatic to win.