FATE vs. SKADE Preview & Prediction- Free 2/20 CS: GO
The A1 Gaming League Season 5 tournament comes to an end this Sunday when FATE and SKADE cross paths at the grand final. The winner in this duel will be awarded $5,838 while the loser will finish second and receive $2,919. FATE will have a 1-0 map advantage because they came from the upper bracket.
FATE Team Stats and Latest Results
FATE is ranked 77th in the world ranking. The Bulgarian team defeated Endangered (2:0) at the upper bracket (upper final) of the A1 Gaming League Season 5 and advanced to the grand final. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the KeyDrop Cup 1, 13-16th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 4, and 5-8th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 2. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 42.9% and won 3 out of their last 8 matches.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Dust2 (100.0%) and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%), Nuke (33.3%), Mirage (0.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). The Bulgarian team has maintained 1 line-up for the last 5 months that include rafftu (1.04 player rating), niki1 (0.94), Patrick (0.98), shaiK (1.14), and hybrid (0.85).
SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results
SKADE is ranked 34th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 39 weeks. At the ongoing A1 Gaming League Season 5, they defeated Enough (2:1) and Endangered (2:0) at the consolidated final. The Bulgarian team is also part of the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 and has won all their first 3 matches. Meanwhile, they finished 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 and 13-15th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1. They won 5 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 60.0%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been clinical on Nuke (88.9%), Overpass (88.9%), Inferno (64.7%), and Ancient (63.6%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent win rate on Dust2 (40.0%), Mirage (40.0%), and Vertigo (0.0%). The team has a roster that includes bubble (0.93), dream3r (1.16), SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.12), and Rainwaker (1.11).
FATE vs. SKADE H2H Record
The opponents have only met once. They crossed paths at the Snow Sweet Snow 3 Regionals in March 2021 and SKADE won 2:0.
FATE vs. SKADE Betting Preview
FATE sneaked to the grand final and has an advantage of 1-0 on the map. Nevertheless, we believe SKADE will win this matchup because of their impressive stats on the maps, win rate over the last 3 months, and their roster. SKADE has an advantage on Ancient, Overpass, Nuke, Mirage, and Dust2 while FATE has a slight lead in only 1 map (Inferno). Therefore, we are predicting a win for SKADE in this match.
The Pick: SKADE to win.
