Nexus vs. MBAPPEKK, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/27 CS:GO

Nexus is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet MBAPPEKK in the Swiss round 4 (teams with a 2-1 record) of the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 on Sunday. The winner of this clash will secure a spot in the playoffs, while the losing side will have one more chance to make it or suffer elimination.

Nexus Team Stats and Latest Results

Nexus didn’t have a lot of success at tournaments in the last couple of months and they would need to at least make it to the playoffs at this one if they want to break into the top 50 teams in the world. The Romanians defeated NAVI Junior and ex-ETHEREAL in the opening two games at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020, and had a 1-0 lead against Sinners in the most recent round, but dropped a win in the end. Nexus won seven of the previous 14 matches.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Nexus played very well on Mirage (72.0% win rate), while they failed to impress on Nuke (20.0%) and Inferno (26.7%). Nexus is playing with the current squad since October this year and appeared on 88 maps with a record of 43 wins and 45 losses. The lineup is made of BTN (0.87 rating), SEMINTE (0.94), XELLOW (1.11), iM (1.14), and raga (0.94).

MBAPPEKK Team Stats and Latest Results

MBAPPEKK wasn’t a very frequent participant at tournaments in the past three months, but they beat MAJESTY and SKADE to win the Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2020 and $5,000. They opened this tournament with a 2-0 victory over Budapest Five, and even though they had some trouble getting a win over VP.Prodigy in the following round, the Bulgarian team did secure a narrow 2-1 win. However, they were powerless against HellRaisers in Swiss round 3. MBAPPEKK won seven of the last 12 games.

In the previous three months, MBAPPEKK was unbeaten on Vertigo (played twice) and decent on Mirage (80.0%) and Train (71.4%), while they disappointed on Dust2 (16.7%) and Inferno (25.0%). MBAPPEKK assembled its current lineup prior to this tournament and appeared on seven maps with a record of four wins and three losses. The team members are bubble (0.98), v1c7oR (1.12), dream3r (0.98), mar (1.09), and REDSTAR (1.09).

Nexus vs. MBAPPEKK H2H Record

These rivals have met twice before and the series is currently tied at 1-1. Nexus won the most recent clash at the Nine to Five 6 in November this year when they secured a well-fought 2-0 victory.

Nexus vs. MBAPPEKK Betting Preview

I am going with Nexus in this one mainly because the Bulgarians are playing with a new lineup that doesn’t have a lot of experience. They played with each other on just seven maps, while the Romanian side has more than 80 maps together. MBAPPEKK will have to look for a win elsewhere and a potential place in the playoffs. I am backing Nexus to win.

The Pick: Nexus to win (-167 @PINNACLE)