Fiend vs. Copenhagen Flames, Preview & Prediction - Free 4/18 CS:GO

Copenhagen Flames are slight favorites in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Fiend in the Swiss round 1 of the LOOT.BET Season 9 on Sunday. There are 16 teams in this stage, and the top eight will advance to the playoffs.

Fiend Team Stats and Latest Results

Fiend is one of the youngest teams in the CS:GO, and this will be their fourth game since the formation. The Bulgarian side recorded two wins over BLINK Spring Sweet Spring 1 Regionals, while they lost to the compatriots SKADE.

In that three-game span, Fiend won lone appearances on Mirage and Inferno and won two of three appearances on Train, while they failed to get a victory on Overpass (played once). Fiend assembled its current squad a few days ago and appeared on six maps, winning four of them. The lineup is made of bubble (1.02 rating), v1c7oR (1.03), dream3r (1.12), mar (1.09), and REDSTAR (1.08).

Copenhagen Flames Team Stats and Latest Results

Copenhagen Flames were on a three-game winning streak, but Movistar Riders prevented them from getting the fourth in a row with a 2-0 victory at the Flashpoint 3 Open Qualifier 1. The Danish team played a lot of games recently but this three-game winning run was their best in more than a month. Copenhagen Flames lost nine of the previous 17 matches.

During the last three months, Copenhagen Flames were decent on vertigo (73.7% win rate) and Inferno (65.0%), while they didn’t play well on Train (30.0%) and Nuke (30.0%). Since February 2021, Copenhagen Flames are playing with the same lineup that appeared on 95 maps with a record of 53 wins and 42 losses. The team members are AcilioN (1.07), Nodios (1.10), nicoodoz (1.05), maNkz (0.98), and jabbi (1.04).

Fiend vs. Copenhagen Flames H2H Record

These teams have faced each other once before, but Fiend appeared under the name of MBAPPEEK and beat Copenhagen Flames 2-0 at the Nine to Five 6 in November 2020.

Fiend vs. Copenhagen Flames Betting Preview

It’s going to be a close and interesting game, so don’t get fooled by the fact that Fiend played just three matches prior to this one. Its squad members have previous experience and Copenhagen Flames will have to bring their A-game to take down the Bulgarians. It’s the opening game of the tournament for each team, so I expect them to go for the win. I will avoid betting on the winner, though, because this one could go either way. I am going with Over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+108 @GGBET)