fnatic vs. Entropiq Preview & Prediction- Free 3/13 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Sunday. The tournament features 24 best teams invited to participate and earn an ESL Pro League title. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series. The prize pool adds up to $823,000.

fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic is ranked 16th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 25 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15, the team has won 2 out of their 3 matches. They lost their first against NIP (0:2) but bounced back to defeat Looking For Org (2:1) and G2 (2:1). Considering the team's performance in the last events, they finished 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2022, 9-16th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3, and 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 4. They have attained a win rate of 47.4% over the last 3 months and won 5 out of their 8 matches.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show a decent win rate on Inferno (63.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%), Nuke (50.0%), Dust2 (50.0%), Mirage (36.4%), Ancient (33.3%), and Vertigo (0.0%). The team’s line-up consists of ALEX (0.98 player rating), mezii (1.12), Peppzor (1.03), poizon (1.16), and Banjo (1.04).

Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results

Entropiq is ranked 12th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 57 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament, the team has defeated MOUZ (2:0) and Looking For Org (2:0) but lost to NIP (2:0). Considering their performance in past events, they were eliminated by ENCE (0:2) at the quarter-finals of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021. At the same time, they finished 2nd at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals, 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2, and 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In. The team has attained a win rate of 60.0% over the past 3 months and won 4 out of their last 8 matches.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Ancient (76.5%), Nuke (62.5%), and Mirage (53.8%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent win rate on Overpass (46.2%), Vertigo (42.9%), and Dust2 (37.5%). The team’s line-up consists of El1an (1.18 player rating), Krad (1.04), NickelBack (1.03), Forester (1.11), and Lack1 (1.00).

fnatic vs. Entropiq H2H Record

The rivals have never crossed paths in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

fnatic vs. Entropiq Betting Preview

This will be an entertaining match because both teams have won twice and lost 1 match at the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15. On the other hand, Entropiq has an advantage on win rate, has a slightly better ranking, and a better performance on the maps. Entropiq leads on Dust2, Mirage, Nuke, Vertigo, and Ancient. On the other hand, fnatic has a better performance on Inferno and Overpass. We expect Entropiq to win but fnatic will snatch at least 1 map.

The Pick: Entropiq to win/ Over 2.5 maps.