Fiend vs. FTW, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/14 CS: GO

Both teams finished with 6 points in stage 1 but FTW had to play 3 games to qualify. This makes Fiend favorite in this clash and expects to get their first win at the second stage of the Spring Sweet Spring 3 Regionals this Monday.

Fiend Team Stats and Latest Results

Fiend is currently in position 25 in the world rankings. They didn't have to play the third game at the group stages of the Spring Sweet Spring 3 Regionals after winning two consecutive matches. The team has shown impressive performance in a number of top tournaments including DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 where they finished 13-16th and were awarded $4,000, Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2 Closed Qualifier, Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals where they finished 1-2nd, and Spring Sweet Spring 2 where they managed 3-4th. They also finished 1-2nd at the European Development Championship 4 Closed Qualifier. Considering their last 8 matches, they won 5 matches and lost 3.

Map statistics show that Fiend has never lost on Ancient over the last 3 months. They also performed exceptionally well on Mirage (88.5%), Nuke (71.4%), Dust2 (66.7%), Overpass (58.8%), Train (58.3%), and Inferno (52.9%). On the flip side, they didn’t win any match on Vertigo (0.0%). They have a relatively new squad that consists of bubble (0.98 ratings), v1c7oR (1.07), dream3r (1.19), REDSTAR (1.18), and h4rn (1.17). Four players were signed 2 months ago while h4rn has been in the team for 11 days and played 18 maps.

FTW Team Stats and Latest Results

FTW was ranked 132nd when the year started but currently stands at position 260. This shows that the team is not in a good form and something needs to be done. The team has been involved in several tournaments since the year started but the performance hasn't been impressive either. They were part of the DreamHack Open Summer 2020 Europe Open Qualifier and were eliminated at the round of 16 by ex-SMASH. At the IEM Summer 2021 Open Qualifier 2, they were also eliminated by Endpoint at the round of 16. On a positive note, they finished 3-4th at the SAW Rafael Pais Series 3 and were awarded $117. The Portuguese team has won 3 matches and lost 5 matches from their last 8 matchups.

Over the last 3 months, they have shown excellent performance on Inferno (100.0%) and Nuke (100.0%). They got 50 percent on Dust2 after winning 1 match and losing 1. Nevertheless, the team has been deplorable on Vertigo (0.0%), Overpass (0.0%), Mirage (0.0%), and Train (0.0%). The current lineup consists of NABOWOW (0.80), JAEPE (1.01), story (1.05), arrozdoce (1.02), and Icarus (0.94).

Fiend vs. FTW H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show that these teams have never met, this will be the first record.

Fiend vs. FTW Betting Preview

Both teams managed to progress to the second stage of the tournament but Fiend was superb; playing only 2 matches to progress. FWT had to play an additional match to progress to the next stage. This shows that Fiend is a better team to win but FTW will make it difficult for them considering their last win against eXploit. When we consider the map statistics, Fiend leads in all the selected, making it difficult to think of FTW as the winner. Therefore, we predict Fiend to get their first win in the second stage of the Spring Sweet Spring 3 Regionals.

The Pick: Fiend to win