Fiend vs. 777, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/25 CS: GO

Fiend and 777 have shown an impressive performance at the tournament. They have both won 2 matches after playing 3 games. The winner of this matchup automatically progresses to the playoffs.

Fiend Team Stats and Latest Results

Fiend is currently ranked 23rd on the global rankings. They started the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 by a loss when they played Nordavind. At the first match, they were not prepared on Inferno and Dust2. They went ahead to win two consecutive matches against Lyngby Vikings (2-0) and Copenhagen Flames (2-1). They finished 1-2nd at the Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals and 3-4th at the Spring Sweet Spring 2 & Spring Sweet Spring 3 Regionals. In the last 8 matches, they have won 7 matches and lost 1. Their win rate is 76.0%.

Considering Fiend’s map statistics over the last 3 months, they have displayed an impressive performance on Ancient (100.0%), Mirage (85.3%), Nuke (68.8%), Dust2 (66.7%), Overpass (63.2%), Train (58.3%), and Inferno (57.1%). They lost all their matches on Vertigo (0.0%). They have a relatively new lineup that has played 125 maps and includes bubble (0.99), v1c7oR (1.07), dream3r (1.22), REDSTAR (1.20), and h4rn (1.24).

777 Team Stats and Latest Results

777 Team is ranked 83rd on the global rankings. At the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021, they lost their first match when they met Entropiq. They went into this match unprepared for Mirage and Vertigo. However, they bounced back to win two consecutive matches against HAVU (2-1) and SKADE (2-0). At the previous Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Regionals, they finished 6-8th. At the Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals, they lost all their matches at the group stage. Considering their last 8 matches, they have won 4 and lost 4 matches. They have a win rate of 38.5%.

Map win statistics over the last 3 matches show that the Norwegian team has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%), Overpass (57.1%), and Mirage (55.6%). They recorded an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Dust2 (0.0%), Nuke (0.0%), and Train (0.0%). The team lineup consists of akez (1.03), H4RR3 (1.17), Marcelious (1.12), mikki (1.09), and Ruyter (0.98).

Fiend vs. 777 H2H Record

Both teams have never met in any tournament and this will be the first H2H matchup.

Fiend vs. 777 Betting Preview

Fiend has shown better performance recently and they have been considered favorites by different sportsbooks. At the same time, 777 doesn't have any map with better stats than the opponent. But given the close range on Overpass between the two sides, we will avoid the winning bet and go for the number of maps. It is worth noting that 777 won the 3rd map in the last 3 games at this tournament. Therefore, we will go with over 2.5.

The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.