K23 vs. SKADE Preview & Prediction- Free 2/24 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the Playoffs round 1 in the Pinnacle Winter Series 2 tournament this Thursday. The playoffs are played on Single-elimination best-of-three series. Winners of the first playoff round will receive an additional $1,000. The best team of this tournament will be awarded $40,000 plus a spot at the LAN Sweet LAN 2022.
K23 Team Stats and Latest Results
K23 team is ranked 23rd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 24 weeks. The Russian team Pinnacle Winter Series 1 and were awarded $40,000 plus a spot at the LAN Sweet LAN 2022. Besides, their overall performance has been impressive since they won 7 out of their last 8 games and hold a win rate of 81.2%. The team also finished 5-6th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals and were awarded $5,000 then came 2nd place at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5 and received $8,000.
Map performance over the last 3 months shows a decent win rate on Dust2 (88.9%), Mirage (82.4%), Overpass (80.0%), Ancient (64.7%), and Nuke (63.6%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Inferno (46.2%). They have maintained 1 roster over the last 4 months that consists of n0rb3r7 (1.13), xsepower (1.11), X5G7V (1.01), fame (1.10), and neaLaN (0.98).
SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results
SKADE is ranked 33rd in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 39 weeks. The Bulgarian team recently won the A1 Gaming League Season 5 which ended on 20th February and were awarded $5,838. They sneaked to the playoffs of the ongoing Pinnacle Winter Series 2 after winning 3 out of their 5 matches. Meanwhile, they finished 13-15th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 and 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6. They are also part of the ongoing Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 where they have won all their first 3 group stage matches. The team has attained a win rate of 60.0% over the last 3 months and won 5 out of their last 8 games.
Map win statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team's best-played maps are Overpass (87.5%-win rate), Nuke (80.0%), Inferno (66.7%), and Ancient (66.7%). Their worst-played games include Mirage (45.5%), Dust2 (33.3%), and Vertigo (0.0%). Their current line-up consists of dream3r (1.17), bubble (0.94), SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.12), and Rainwaker (1.11).
K23 vs. SKADE H2H Record
Head-to-head statistics show 5 meetings between the opponents and K23 has won in all the encounters. Their last meeting was at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 about 1 month ago.
K23 vs. SKADE Betting Preview
K23 is the favorite in this meeting because they are coming with a 7-match win streak and also attained a better win rate over the last 3 months. Nevertheless, we expect SKADE to snatch 1 map because of their impressive stats. SKADE has a huge lead on Inferno and Nuke while K23 also has an advantage on Dust2 and Mirage. We predict that K23 will win but SKADE will take 1 of the cards.
The Pick: K23 to win/ Over 2.5 maps.
