FaZe vs. Sprout Preview & Prediction- Free 3/18 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the group stage (Group B) in the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Friday. This is one of the most awaited events and it features 24 of the best teams clashing for an ESL Pro League title. The prize pool adds up to $823,000 and the winner will be awarded $175,000. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series.
FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results
FaZe is ranked #3 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 55 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament, the team played 1 match and lost. FaZe Clan lost to the ENCE with a score of 1:2. Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 9-12th at the IEM Winter 2021, 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, and 1-4th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In. The team also won the recently concluded IEM Katowice 2022 and received $400,000. They won 8 out of their last 10 matches and have a win rate of 78.6%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Inferno (77.8%), Nuke (75.0%), Overpass (66.7%), Dust2 (60.0%), and Mirage (60.0%). Their line-up consists of rain (1.10 player rating), Twistzz (1.13), broky (1.10), ropz (1.17), and karrigan (0.90).
Sprout Team Stats and Latest Results
Sprout is ranked 30th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 14 weeks. The German team lost their first match of the group stage in the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament but hope to improve and register a better performance. They finished 13-16th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In, 9-12th at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021, and 9-12th at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022. They have attained a win rate of 60.0% over the last 3 months and won 7 out of their last 10 matches.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an impressive performance on Dust2 (70.0%), Overpass (66.7%), Vertigo (63.6%), Ancient (60.0%), and Mirage (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Inferno (28.6%) and Nuke (25.0%). The team’s line-up includes Spiidi (1.03 player rating), slaxz- (1.12), raalz (0.98), Staehr (0.97), and Marix (1.00).
FaZe vs. Sprout H2H Record
The opponents have met twice and each team won in 1 match. Their last encounter was at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In and FaZe won 1:0.
FaZe vs. Sprout Betting Preview
We are predicting a win for FaZe in this upcoming matchup. FaZe has a better ranking, better win rate, and has shown a better performance on the maps. They have attained a win rate of 50% in all the selected maps and also leads on Inferno and Nuke. Sprout has an advantage on Dust2. Therefore, we are predicting a win for FaZe.
The Pick: FaZe to win.
