Fnatic Rising vs. KOVA Esports Preview & Prediction - Free 11/22 CS: GO

The opponents will play their second match at the online stage this Monday. Online Stage is composed of 16 teams where only the top eight teams of this group will proceed to the final stage, all matches are played in round-robin best-of-three series. The top prize of the tournament is $ 50,000.

Fnatic Rising Team Stats and Latest Results

Fnatic Rising is #268 in the CQ.Rank and has a CQ.Score of 1379. The Swedish team lost their first match in the ongoing 2021 Elisa Invitational Winter tournament when they met Lynn Vision Gaming (2:1). Since the beginning of the year, the team has played 26 matches and holds an all-time win rate of 52%. Over the last 1 month, Fnatic Rising has played 1 match, won none and climbed 1006 positions in the ranking. Considering their performance in the last 10 matches, they won 4 and lost 6 games.

Map performance shows that the team displayed an impressive win rate on Inferno (62%), Dust2 (75%), and Nuke (60%). On the other hand, their worst played maps are Vertigo (36%), Overpass (50%), Ancient (50%), and Mirage (0%). The team line-up consists of ikevve (50% all-time win rate), Peppzor (66%), prosus (40%), regali (50%), and kst (42%).

KOVA Esports Team Stats and Latest Results

KOVA Esports is #280 in the CQ.Rank and has a CQ.Score of 1376. The Finnish team is coming to this match after 4 consecutive losses including their first round of the 2021 Elisa Invitational Winter. They played Savage at the group stage and lost 2:1. Considering their performance in past events, they were part of the 2021 Pinnacle Fall Series #1 but failed to advance to the Main Swiss Stage after winning 2 out of their 5 matches. They finished 3-4th at the Finnish Esports League Season 9 and won only 1 match at the 2021 Pinnacle Fall Series 2 (Regional Swiss Stage). Since the beginning of the year, the team has played 78 matches and holds an all-time win rate of 44%.

Map statistics show that they have been impressive on Nuke (68%) and Train (52%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (28%), Mirage (35%), Overpass (33%), Inferno (32%), Dust2 (42%), and Ancient (37%). The team roster includes pietola (43% all-time win rate), uli (46%), Twixie (46%), Spargo (40%), and Airax (32%).

Fnatic Rising vs. KOVA Esports H2H Record

The opponents had no previous encounters. This will be their first H2H encounter.

Fnatic Rising vs. KOVA Esports Betting Preview

Both teams lost their first match at the ongoing 2021 Elisa Invitational Winter tournament and will be coming to this match psyched up to win. When we compare their statistics, we believe Fnatic Rising is the better side and will win. They have a better CQ.Score and have a higher win rate. Fnatic Rising also has a better roster compared to their opponents (in terms of players all-time win rate). Hence, we would advise bettors to bet on a win for Fnatic Rising but KOVA Esports will snatch 1 map.

The Pick: Fnatic Rising to win/ Over 2.5 maps.