forZe vs. Lyngby Vikings, Preview & Prediction - Free 2/12 CS:GO

forZe is a favorite in this Best of 1 encounter when they face Lyngby Vikings in the Group D opening match of the European Development Championship 2 on Friday. forZe is certainly one of the favorites to make it to the playoffs, alongside Sprout, while ex-ETHEREAL is also playing in this group.

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe didn’t have a lot of luck at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 and DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe early in 2021, but they played better at the Snow Sweet Snow 1. They even had a 1-0 lead against the eventual winners, FunPlus Phoenix, but lost in the end and settled with 5th place and $4,000 of prize money. forZe’s latest game was against sAw at the ESEA Premier Season 36 Europe and resulted in a loss. forZe won ten of the previous 19 matches.

In the last three months, forZe was decent on Mirage (63.2% win rate), while they disappointed on Overpass (20.0%) and Train (28.6%). forZe is playing with a new lineup since February 2021 and appeared on just three maps with a record of one win and two losses. The team members are almazer (0.98 rating), FL1T (1.16), Jerry (1.04), zorte (1.17), and KENSI (1.14).

Lyngby Vikings Team Stats and Latest Results

Lyngby Vikings qualified for the Snow Sweet Snow 1 thanks to excellent performances in the qualifying phase, but they suffered an early elimination out of the main event after three consecutive losses to ENCE, Sangal, and Sprout. Interestingly, the Danish team won the opening map in each of those defeats. They reached the Grand Final at the Shadow League Season 1 but lost to Sinners and settled with 2nd place and $6,000. Lyngby Vikings won ten of the last 16 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Lyngby Vikings was strong on Train (75.0%) and played well on Nuke (64.3%), while they failed to impress on Mirage (12.5%). Since January 2021, Lyngby Vikings are playing with the same squad and appeared on 48 maps with a record of 30 wins and 18 losses. The lineup is made of raalz (1.09), NaToSaphiX (1.18), FASHR (1.15), relax (1.10), and birdfromsky (0.98).

forZe vs. Lyngby Vikings H2H Record

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forZe vs. Lyngby Vikings Betting Preview

Lyngby Vikings are usually struggling against top 20-25 teams, and I think forZe is closer to the victory in this one, in my opinion. Still, forZe didn't play well in the first game with a new lineup and lost to sAw, so I expect them to have certain problems against the Danish side, and the win will not come easily. That’s why I expect to see at least 26 rounds.

The Pick: 1st map Over 25.5 rounds (-156 @GG.BET)