forZe vs. Sprout, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/7 CS:GO
One of the most interesting duels of this round at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe group stage will be played on Wednesday between forZe and Sprout, and we don’t have a clear favorite in this Best of 1 encounter.
forZe Team Stats and Latest Results
forZe is not playing in an impressive form of late as they failed to record three consecutive victories in the last few weeks, and if we consider the recent form, Sprout has a slight advantage in this duel. forZe was on a two-game winning run as they beat Singularity and Mustang Crew, but suffered a loss to Endpoint in the latest game. forZe won 12 of the previous 17 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three maps, forZe displayed strong performances on Mirage (85.7% win rate), Inferno (76.7%), and Dust2 (66.7%), while they were below average only on Train (46.2%). forZe’s current lineup has a lot of experience in terms of playing together as they appeared on 117 maps since July 2020 and have a record of 78 wins and 39 losses. The lineup consists of facecrack (1.02 rating), almazer (1.06), FL1T (1.21), xsepower (1.23), and Jerry (1.04).
Sprout Team Stats and Latest Results
Sprout has more success when it comes to the victories in the last couple of weeks as they lost only two of nine matches at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe and are currently in the 2nd place in the standings behind HellRaisers. They recorded a pair of wins over Secret and PACT as they bounced back from a loss to SKADE. Sprout won 15 of the last 17 games.
During the previous three months, Sprout didn’t suffer a defeat on Nuke (played ten times), and played very well on Inferno (72.7%), Train (72.7%), and Vertigo (72.7%), while the only map on which they were below average was Mirage (42.9%). Sprout is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 70 maps with a record of 48 wins and 22 losses. The team members are Spiidi (1.05), denis (1.02), snatchie (1.10), faveN (1.14), and dycha (1.18).
forZe vs. Sprout H2H Record
These rivals have met on ten occasions before, and forZe is leading the all-time series 8-2. The most recent H2H game was played at the Nine to Five 4 nearly a month ago when Sprout secured a 2-0 victory.
forZe vs. Sprout Betting Preview
Sprout is in a better form recently and they also beat forZe in the latest H2H encounter, but I can’t back them in this clash, as I think it’s going to be a close one that could go either way. It’s a Best of 1 matchup, and I am going with Over 26.5 rounds because there is a small chance one of the rivals will get a 16-10 or a bigger victory.
