Heroic vs. Liquid Preview & Prediction- Free 4/06 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the Playoffs round 1 in the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Wednesday. This event had 24 teams which have been reduced to 8 teams battling for the top prize of $175,000. The winner of this duel will advance to the semis to play NIP. Playoff matches are played in a single-elimination bracket, best-of-three series except for the grand final which is a best-of-five.

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

Heroic is ranked #5 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 103 weeks. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament the team managed 4 wins from their 5 rounds and finished 2nd in Group D. They defeated Complexity (2:0), Astralis (2:1), Evil Geniuses (2:0), and AGO (2:0) but lost their last round to Natus Vincere with a score of 0:2. The team finished 7-8th at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021, 3-4th at the IEM Katowice 2022, and won the Pinnacle Winter Series 3. Out of their last 10 matches, the Danes have won 8 matches and currently has a win rate of 76.9% (from their last 3 months).

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (100.0%-win rate), Mirage (75.0%), Inferno (75.0%), Overpass (71.4%), and Nuke (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (33.3%). The team’s current line-up consists of sjuush (1.06 player rating), stavn (1.12), TeSeS (1.10), refrezh (1.03), and cadiaN (1.09).

Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results

Liquid is ranked #21 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 131 weeks. The United States team is coming to this match on a 1-match losing streak and has won 6 out of their last 10 matches. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament, they won 3 out of the 5 games and finished 3rd in Group C. Their last achievement was 13th place in the IEM Katowice 2022, which ended on February 27, 2022, and was awarded $10,000. They also finished 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR NA Open Qualifier 1. Meanwhile, Team Liquid has attained a win rate of 46.7% over the last 3 months and won 6 out of their last 10 confrontations.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows a decent win rate on Dust2 (75.0%) and Mirage (62.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%), Inferno (40.0%), Ancient (25.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). Their current line-up consists of nitr0 (0.95), oSee (1.12), EliGE (1.16), NAF (1.15), and shox (0.95).

Heroic vs. Liquid H2H Record

Head-to-head stats shows 4 meetings between the rivals and both sides have won twice. Their last confrontation was at the bracket of the 2021 BLAST Premier Fall Finals on November 27, 2021, and Heroic won with a score of 2:1.

Heroic vs. Liquid Betting Preview

Heroic displayed a better performance at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament and won 4 out of their 5 rounds. On the other hand, Team Liquid won 3 after playing 5 matches. Considering their performance on the maps, Heroic has an advantage on Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. Liquid leads on Dust2 but the opponent has never selected it. This means that Heroic has an advantage from all angles and will win.

The Pick: Heroic to win.