K23 vs. MAD Lions Preview & Prediction- Free 3/30 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the upper bracket semi-final in the ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe tournament on March 30, 2022. The prize pool of this tournament adds up to $20,000 and the playoffs take a double-elimination bracket format. All matches are played in the best-of-three except the grand final which is a best-of-five (with 1-0 map advantage for upper bracket teams).

K23 Team Stats and Latest Results

K23 currently ranks #23 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 29 weeks. At the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe tournament, they have won all their first 2 matches. They defeated FAMBIT (2:1) and FAMBIT (2:1). The Russian team is also part of the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 tournament and has also won their first 2 games. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they won the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 and were awarded $40,000 plus a spot at the LAN Sweet LAN 2022. At the same time, the team finished 9-12th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2 and 9-16th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3. The Russian team has attained a 70.4%-win rate over the last 3 months and won 6 out of their last 10 matches.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Overpass (80.0%-win rate), Mirage (78.6%), Dust2 (75.0%), and Ancient (53.3%). The team maintained an average performance on Inferno (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (33.3%). K23 hasn't changed its line-up for the last 5 months and it has n0rb3r7 (1.12 player rating), xsepower (1.09), X5G7V (0.99), fame (1.10), and neaLaN (0.98).

MAD Lions Team Stats and Latest Results

MAD Lions is ranked 58th in the world ranking and has been part of the top 30 teams for 10 weeks. At the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe tournament, the Danish team has defeated Conquer (2:1) in the UB opening round and MASONIC (2:0) in the UB round of 16. They are also part of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Contenders and lost the first match against Hellslayers (1:2). MAD Lions finished 16-18th at the Pinnacle Cup III and 3rd at the FantasyExpo EU Champions Spring 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier. Out of their last 10 matches, the “Lions” won 5 matches and have a win rate of 48.0%.

Considering map performance over the last 3 months, the team managed a decent win rate on Ancient (66.7%), Dust2 (62.5%), Inferno (57.1%), and Overpass (55.6%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Mirage (33.3%), Nuke (16.7%), and Vertigo (0.0%). The team has a line-up that includes TMB (1.03 player rating), b0RUP (1.00), jL (1.10), MICHU (1.13), and Sdy (1.00).

K23 vs. MAD Lions H2H Record

We expect an interesting matchup when the opponents meet for the first time.

K23 vs. MAD Lions Betting Preview

K23 is coming to this meeting on a 4-match win streak while MAD Lions won their last 2 matches. Besides, the Russian side has a better performance on the maps, has a better win rate, and also boasts of a better position in the world ranking. Over the last 3 months, K23 has attained a better performance on Dust2, Mirage, Nuke, and Overpass while the “Lions” have a slight advantage on Inferno and Ancient. Therefore, we are waiting for K23 to extend their win streak.

The Pick: K23 to win.