Extra Salt vs. GODSENT, Preview & Prediction - Free 5/14 CS:GO

Extra Salt is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on GODSENT in the Upper bracket opening playoff round at the cs_summit 8 Closed Qualifier on Friday. The winner of this duel will progress to the Upper semis and face a better side from the tilt between O PLANO and Triumph.

Extra Salt Team Stats and Latest Results

Extra Salt joined this qualification stage thanks to an invitation, and they are the most serious candidates to qualify for the main event. They were on a negative streak of five consecutive defeats but responded with a couple of victories over Recon 5 and QcClan at the ESEA Premier Season 37 North America. Extra Salt won seven of the previous 13 matches.

In the last three months, Extra Salt was decent on Nuke (77.8% win rate), Train (72.7%), and Overpass (72.7%), while they were average on Mirage. Extra Salt has been playing with the same lineup since February 2021 and appeared on 81 maps with a record of 56 wins and 25 losses. The team members are Sonic (1.12 rating), MarKE (1.07), JT (1.01), oSee (1.28), and FaNg (1.11).

GODSENT Team Stats and Latest Results

GODSENT played just 11 matches in 2021, and their previous game was at the Nordic Masters Spring 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier in late March. Out of those 11 games, they lost seven, including the last two to HAVU and Galaxy Racer, which is not an encouraging sign prior to this tournament.

During the previous three months, GODSENT won the lone appearance on Nuke and was average on Mirage, while they displayed disappointing performances on Vertigo (20.0%) and Inferno (25.0%). GODSENT assembled its current squad in March this year and appeared on 21 maps with a record of eight wins and 13 losses. The lineup consists of TACO (0.90), felps (1.09), dumau (1.02), b4rtiN (0.97), and latto (1.05).

Extra Salt vs. GODSENT H2H Record

It’s going to be the first-ever meeting between these teams.

Extra Salt vs. GODSENT Betting Preview

Extra Salt is a favorite for a reason, and I am backing them to get a win here. They are the highest-ranked team at this tournament, and it would be surprising not seeing them securing a ticket for the cs_summit 8. GODSENT doesn’t have the required quality to qualify for the main event, and they have a tough task to upset Extra Salt, which is not going to happen.

The Pick: Extra Salt to win (-167 @PINNACLE)