Galaxy Racer vs. HAVU, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/8 CS:GO
Galaxy Racer is a big underdog in this Best of 1 encounter with HAVU when the rivals meet in the first round of the LOOT.BET Season 8 group stage on Thursday. Although the season is long, Galaxy Racer is not one of the teams considered to fight for the playoff spot, but it’s still early, and we’ll have to see what they have to offer against the favored HAVU.
Galaxy Racer Team Stats and Latest Results
Galaxy Racer is playing in a poor form at the moment as they lost six of the previous eight matches, but they managed to snap a four-game losing streak at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe with a win over Nemiga. Still, they have a 3-5 record at that tournament and it’s going to be hard to reach the playoffs. Galaxy Racer lost eight of the previous 15 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Galaxy Racer displayed fine performances on Overpass (72.7% win rate), while they were below average on Dust2 (44.4%) and Mirage (33.3%). Galaxy Racer is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and they appeared on 50 maps with a record of 26 wins and 24 losses. The lineup consists of FREDDyFROG (1.15 rating), Relaxa (1.11), PlesseN (1.11), tabz (1.04), and dezon (1.03).
HAVU Team Stats and Latest Results
HAVU has been playing in a much better form of late as they won the Elisa Finnish Championship with a 2-1 comeback win over KOVA in the Grand final and won $14,117 in the process. They also won the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Qualifier with a 2-1 victory over forZe and earned $15,000 as well. HAVU won nine of the last 11 games.
During the previous three months, HAVU was unbeaten on Dust2 and Train, while they performed well on Nuke (70.0%) and Mirage (66.7%). On the other hand, they have been average on Overpass (50.0%), but that is the worst record they have on all maps. HAVU also assembled its lineup in August this year, but they played on just 27 maps with a record of 19 wins and eight losses. The team members are xseveN (1.07), sAw (0.87), ZOREE (1.18), sLowi (1.14), and doto (1.19).
Galaxy Racer vs. HAVU H2H Record
These rival shave met on six occasions so far, and HAVU is leading the all-time series 4-2. They won three consecutive duels, including the most recent one at the BLAST Rising 2020 in May this year, when HAVU secured a 2-0 victory.
Galaxy Racer vs. HAVU Betting Preview
HAVU has been in an impressive form of late and they also have a positive recent record against Galaxy Racer, so I am leaning toward the Finnish side in this clash. Even though the odds are not very attractive on HAVU’s win, I am backing the favorites to open the tournament with a win.
