forZe vs. 1WIN Preview & Prediction- Free 2/24 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the Playoffs round 1 in the ongoing Pinnacle Winter Series 2 tournament. This event features notable teams with a prize pool of $68,000 and the best team will secure a spot in the LAN Sweet LAN tournament. Playoffs are played in single-elimination best-of-three series.

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe is ranked 25th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 45 weeks. At the group stage of the Pinnacle Winter Series 2, the Russian team won 3 out of their 4 matches and advanced to the playoffs. They are also part of the ongoing Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 and also advanced to the playoffs. Considering their performance in past tourneys, they finished 17th at the ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe and 3-4th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5. They won 6 out of their last 8 matches and have a win rate of 62.5%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Nuke (83.3%), Inferno (68.4%), Mirage (57.9%), Dust2 (57.1%), and Ancient (53.3%). At the same time, they performed averagely on Overpass (50.0%). forZe has maintained one roster that consists of zorte (1.13), shalfey (1.12), Jerry (1.06), KENSI (1.06), and Norwi (0.98).

1WIN Team Stats and Latest Results

1WIN is ranked 36th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. The team qualified for this tournament based on their performance at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2 Regionals where they finished 1-2nd place. They won 3 out of their 5 matches at the group stage and advanced to the playoffs where they will meet forZe this Thursday. The team finished 16-18th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 and 5-8th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 6 matches and currently have a win rate of 53.6%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (77.8%), Nuke (72.7%), and Ancient (53.8%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent win rate on Vertigo (46.7%), Overpass (44.4%), and Mirage (33.3%). The team has a line-up that consists of TRAVIS (1.10), deko (1.25), flamie (1.02), fostar (0.97), and glowiing (1.14).

forZe vs. 1WIN H2H Record

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

forZe vs. 1WIN Betting Preview

Both teams are currently in good shape because they have attained above 50%-win rate over the last 3 months and won 6 out of their last 8 matches. A comparison of both teams’ performance on the maps shows that forZe leads on Mirage, Inferno, and Nuke while 1WIN has an advantage on Dust2, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. But since forZe won their last 3 matches and has a slightly better win rate, we believe they are the better side and will win.

The Pick: forZe to win.



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