ex-Winstrike vs. Sinners, Preview & Prediction - Free 4/5 CS:GO

Probably the most interesting matchup of the Playoffs round 1 at the Snow Sweet Snow 3 will be played between ex-Winstrike and Sinners on Monday. We don’t have a clear favorite in this Best of 3 encounter, but whichever team advances to the next round will face HAVU.

ex-Winstrike Team Stats and Latest Results

Formerly known as Winstrike, this team added ex to its name following the termination of contracts by its team members a few days ago. The team's coach, Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov, said they will continue to play as ex-Winstrike. They recorded a pair of wins after changing the name as they beat EXTREMUM at the Snow Sweet Snow 3 and LDLC at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 1. The Russians finished the group stage with a 3-1 record.

Since they became ex-Winstrike, they appeared on five maps and won four of them. ex-Winstrike was unbeaten on Dust2 (played twice), Overpass (played once), and Vertigo (played once), while they lost the only appearance on Nuke. The lineup is made of NickelBack (1.04 rating), Krad (1.04), Lack1 (1.06), El1an (1.25), and Forester (1.08).

Sinners Team Stats and Latest Results

Sinners had more problems to qualify for the playoffs as they needed five matches to do so. They beat Galaxy Racer, Anonymo, and Sprout, while they lost to Tricked and Dignitas. In the meantime, Sinners secured a spot in the playoffs at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 1, thanks to victories over TeamOne and Lyngby Vikings. Sinners won nine of the previous 11 matches.

In the last three months, Sinners were decent on Vertigo (70.6% win rate), Mirage (69.2%), and Inferno (66.7%), while they failed to impress on Overpass (25.0%). Since January 2021, Sinners are playing with the same lineup that appeared on 145 maps with a record of 91 wins and 54 losses. The team members are oskar (1.19), ZEDKO (1.05), beastik (0.98), SHOCK (1.01), and NEOFRAG (1.20).

ex-Winstrike vs. Sinners H2H Record

These rivals have never met before.

ex-Winstrike vs. Sinners Betting Preview

Even though they changed the team's name, ex-Winstrike kept all of the players on the roster, and nothing else changed for them. They are on a three-game winning streak, but Sinners are in a great competitive form as they played over 140 maps in 2021, so we can expect an interesting and lengthy affair. It’s going to be a close encounter that could go either way, and that’s why I am going with Over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+108 @GGBET)