FaZe vs. ENCE Preview & Prediction- Free 5/14 CS: GO

The sides will meet at the Swiss round 1 in the upcoming PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament this Saturday. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL and will take place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. This tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The challengers stage has 16 teams and the top 8 will advance to the legends stage. The upcoming matchup will take the best-of-one series.

FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results

FaZe is currently the best team in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 63 weeks. The team finished 3rd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A and was awarded $14,250 plus a spot at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022. The team won the IEM Katowice 2022 and was awarded $400,000 and also won the ESL Pro League Season 15 for the top prize of $190,000 and a spot at the upcoming BLAST Premier World Final 2022. Over the past 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 81.0% and won 9 out of the last 10 matches.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Vertigo (100.0%), Nuke (80.0%), Inferno (76.9%), Overpass (71.4%), Mirage (66.7%), and Dust2 (55.6%). They have a roster that consists of rain (1.10 player rating), broky (1.10), Twistzz (1.13), ropz (1.17), and karrigan (0.91).

ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results

ENCE is ranked #3 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 60 weeks. The Finnish team finished 3-5th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage and got a spot at the upcoming PGL Major Antwerp '22 Legends Stage. At the same time, the team won 8 out of the last 10 matches and has attained a win rate of 69.2%. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 2nd at the ESL Pro League Season 15, 4th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B, and won the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Nuke (87.5%), Ancient (68.8%), Dust2 (66.7%), Mirage (54.2%), and Overpass (53.8%). On the other hand, they were average on Vertigo (50.0%). The team’s current line-up has dycha (1.10 player rating), hades (1.11), Snappi (0.99), Maden (1.02), and Spinx (1.14).

FaZe vs. ENCE H2H Record

Head-to-head has 11 meetings between the rivals. By this time, FaZe has won 6 times while ENCE managed 5 wins. Their last encounter was at the grand final of the 2022 ESL Pro League Season 15 on April 10, 2022, and FaZe won 3:1.

FaZe vs. ENCE Betting Preview

We should expect a fascinating matchup when the opponents meet. FaZe has managed a win rate of 81.0% over the past 3 months while ENCE attained a 69.2%-win rate. This is an indication that FaZe is the better side and will win. Besides, FaZe is currently the best team in the world ranking.

The Pick: FaZe to win.

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