NLG vs. DBL PONEY, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/02 CS: GO

NLG and DBL PONEY meet at the ESEA Advanced Season 37 Europe lower bracket for a match scheduled this Friday. DBL PONEY is the favorite to progress to the next round.

NLG Team Stats and Latest Results

NLG is ranked 158th on the global ranking. The team has been inactive this year as reflected by the number of games played; since the year started, they have played only 3 tournaments. They finished 3rd at the UNITED Pro Series Winter 2020 in January and won the Legend Series WTA 2021 tournament in April where they received $5,950. At the ESL Meisterschaft Spring 2021, they failed to progress to the grand final after they lost to Sprout. At the ESEA Advanced Season 37 Europe, they were dropped to the lower bracket by Good Game. Considering the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and lost 3. They have a win rate of 66.7%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the German team has won all matches on Overpass and achieved a win rate of 100.0%. At the same time, they have displayed an impressive performance on Vertigo (75.0%) but achieved an average performance on Mirage (50.0%) and Inferno (50.0%). On the flip side, they lost all their matches on Dust2 (0.0%), Train (0.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). They have a relatively one lineup which consists of xenn (0.92), pdy (0.99), red (1.21), s1n (1.04), and kyuubii (1.19).

DBL PONEY Team Stats and Latest Results

DBL PONEY is ranked 25th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. At the ESEA Advanced Season 37 Europe, they lost their first match at the playoffs when they played PACT. Since this is a double-elimination tournament, they were dropped to the lower bracket. Considering other tourneys, the French showed an impressive performance between January and March. Since then, the best performance they have shown was at the European Development Championship 4 where they finished 2nd and were awarded $7,500. In the last 8 matches, they have won 3 and lost 5 matches. They have a win rate of 58.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (65.0%), Nuke (63.3%), Inferno (61.9%), and Overpass (55.6%). On the other side, they failed to impress on Train (46.2%), Vertigo (31.6%), and Ancient (0.0%). They have a relatively new lineup which consists of bodyy (1.07), Lucky (1.12), Djoko (1.05), Ex3rcice (1.03), and afro (1.12).

NLG vs. DBL PONEY H2H Record

There is no head-to-head meeting between the two sides and this will be the first encounter.

NLG vs. DBL PONEY Betting Preview

Both teams were dropped from the upper bracket so we expect an entertaining match. DBL PONEY seems to be on the downswing because they have lost their last 4 matches. NLG isn’t impressive either because they lost their last 2 matches. Considering the map statistics, NLG takes two cards while DBL PONEY leads in three cards. We believe that NLG will progress to the next round because they have a huge lead on Overpass and Vertigo.

The Pick: NLG to win.