Nexus vs. Case, Preview & Prediction - Free 1/29 CS:GO

Nexus is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Case in the Swiss round 4 (teams with a 1-2 record) of the Shadow League Season 1 on Friday. The losing team will be eliminated, while the winning side will get another chance to make it to the playoffs.

Nexus Team Stats and Latest Results

Nexus closed the last year with participation at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020, where they didn’t experience the best of times. They defeated NAVI Junior, ex-ETHEREAL, and MBAPPEKK, but lost to Sinners and Winstrike, despite having a 1-0 lead in both games. The Romanian team opened the Shadow League Season 1 with a 2-0 victory over Budapest Five but lost the next two games to Lyngby Vikings and HellRaisers. Nexus won five of the previous ten matches.

In the last three months, Nexus was strong on Mirage (75.0% win rate), Overpass (66.7%), and Train (65.0%), while they failed to impress on Inferno (15.4%) and Nuke (22.2%). Nexus will play with a new lineup, and at the moment, we know the names of four players. The team members are BTN (0.88 rating), SEMINTE (0.96), XELLOW (1.09), and iM (1.14).

Case Team Stats and Latest Results

Case is one of the newest teams that joined the CS:GO circus, and they played just five matches so far. After coming from behind to win their first-ever game against HONORIS, the Brazilian side suffered three consecutive defeats to PACT, Vexed, and Budapest Five. The last two came at this tournament, but Case managed to bounce back with a 2-1 win over VP.Prodigy.

When it comes to the maps in that five-game span, Case won both appearances on Inferno and was average on Dust2 and Overpass, while they didn’t taste a victory on Train (played twice), Nuke (played twice), and Mirage (played once). Case assembled its squad in December 2020 and appeared on 13 maps with a record of five wins and eight losses. The lineup is made of land1n (1.02), dzt (0.97), delboNi (0.98), yepz (0.93), and n1ssim (1.14).

Nexus vs. Case H2H Record

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Nexus vs. Case Betting Preview

Nexus is going through some changes and although adding a new player shouldn’t be too problematic for their displays, I think they could have some issues in this duel. Case should exploit the fact that the Romanians will play with a new member and they have the ability to pose a threat. I am backing the Brazilians to win at least a map and cover the +1.5 handicap.

The Pick: Case +1.5 (-159 @GG.BET)