Outsiders vs. Sprout Preview & Prediction- Free 3/19 CS: GO
The rivals will play their 4th round of the group stage in the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Saturday. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series. Group winners will advance to the quarter-finals while 2nd and 3rd placed teams in each group go to the first round of playoffs.
Outsiders Team Stats and Latest Results
Outsiders is ranked 6th in the world ranking. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL PRO tournament, the team lost their first match against FURIA with a score of 1:2 but bounced back during their second game against FaZe and won 2:1. The team was previously named Virtus.pro with most of its players from Russia but due to the sanctions imposed on Russian organizations, they have experienced significant challenges. They have a win rate of 50.0%.
Their best-played map is Mirage (100%-win rate) but failed to impress Overpass (0%) and Vertigo (0%). The line-up consists of buster (1.05 player rating), Qikert (1.04), Jame (1.19), FL1T (1.17), and YEKINDAR (1.24).
Sprout Team Stats and Latest Results
Sprout is ranked 30th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 14 weeks. Their last match took place at the ongoing ESL PRO tournament yesterday and they lost to FURIA Esports with a score of 2:0. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 13-16th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In, 3rd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3, and 1st place at the FantasyExpo EU Champions Spring 2022 DACH Closed Qualifier. They have won 6 out of their last 10 matches and has a win rate of 57.7%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows a decent win rate on Dust2 (70.0%), Overpass (66.7%), Vertigo (63.6%), and Ancient (54.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Inferno (28.6%), and Nuke (25.0%). The team has a roster that includes Spiidi (1.03 player rating), slaxz- (1.12), raalz (0.98), Staehr (0.97), and Marix (1.00).
Outsiders vs. Sprout H2H Record
Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H encounter.
Outsiders vs. Sprout Betting Preview
Sprout lost their first 2 matches at the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament while Outsiders has won 1 match. Considering their performance on the maps, Outsiders leads on Inferno, Overpass, and Ancient while Sprout has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, and Vertigo. Outsiders has a better roster and therefore are the favorites in this upcoming matchup.
The Pick: Outsiders to win.
