GODSENT vs. ATK Preview & Prediction- Free 5/19 CS: GO

The opponents will clash at the group stage (Group A) in the ESL Challenger League Season 41 North America tournament this Thursday. The 2022 ESL Challenger League Season 41 North America is an online CS: GO league powered by ESEA which also provides a prize pool of $50,000. Group Stage matches will be played in the best-of-three series.

GODSENT Team Stats and Latest Results

GODSENT is ranked #29 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 33 weeks. The Brazilian team is coming to this matchup on a 1-match win streak and has managed 5 wins from its last 10 games. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL NA tournament, GODSENT has defeated Unjustified (2:0) but lost to paiN (1:2). The team’s last achievement was 3rd place at the BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2022 tournament which ended on May 01, 2022 and was awarded $7,500. At the same time, the team finished 17-20th at the ESL Pro League Season 15 and 3rd at the IEM Dallas 2022 North America Closed Qualifier. The team has attained a win rate of 38.9% over the past 3 months.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Vertigo (80.0%), Overpass (71.4%), and Ancient (55.6%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Inferno (40.0%), Nuke (33.3%), Mirage (25.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team’s roster consists of TACO (0.94 player rating), HEN1 (1.08), latto (1.08), dumau (1.14), and b4rtiN (1.05).

ATK Team Stats and Latest Results

ATK Team ranks #69 in the world ranking. The South African team is coming to this matchup on a 1-match win streak and has managed a win rate of 54.5% over the past 3 months. At the ongoing ESL NA tournament, the team lost its first match to TeamOne (1:2) but bounced back to defeat Gaimin Gladiators (2:1) in the second round of the group stage. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 North America Open Qualifier 1, 7-8th at the IEM Dallas 2022 North America Closed Qualifier, and 4th at the ESEA Spring 2022 Cash Cup 3 North America. The team also won 4 out of its last 10 matches.

The team's best-played maps over the last 3 months include Ancient (85.7%-win rate), Mirage (66.7%), and Dust2 (62.5%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%), Overpass (44.4%), Inferno (40.0%), and Vertigo (28.6%). Their current roster consists of motm (1.06 player rating), b0denmaster (1.12), MisteM (1.00), Swisher (1.02), and Fadey (1.04).

GODSENT vs. ATK H2H Record

Head-to-head has 4 meetings between the rivals. At the moment, GODSENT has won 3 times while ATK has won once. Their last encounter was at the IEM Dallas 2022 North America Closed Qualifier on April 22, 2022, and GODSENT won 2:0.

GODSENT vs. ATK Betting Preview

During the last 4 encounters between rivals, GODSENT has been the dominant side. GODSENT has a better position in the world ranking, won 5 out of their last 10 matches, and has a better roster. On the other hand, ATK has attained a better win rate and will show a good matchup. Therefore, we expect GODSENT to win but ATK will snatch one of the maps.

The Pick: GODSENT to win/ Over 2.5 maps.