Project X vs. Sangal, Preview & Prediction - Free 2/6 CS:GO

Sangal is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face Project X in the quarter-final of the Shadow League Season 1 on Saturday. The winning team from this duel will progress to the semi-finals and will take on a better side from the clash between Cult and Sinners, while the loser will suffer elimination.

Project X Team Stats and Latest Results

Project X beat Young Ninjas, Vexed, and GamerLegion to reach the playoffs at the Shadow League Season 1. In the meantime, they won a trophy along with $1,250 at the ROG Winter Cup 2020 after defeating The Incas and NAVI Youth. Still, the Ukrainian team didn’t play a single game in almost two weeks, so they could show a bit of rustiness on Saturday. Project X won 11 of the previous 16 matches.

In the last three months, Project X played well on Overpass (71.4% win rate), Inferno (65.0%), and Mirage (57.1%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Dust2 (played twice) and failed to impress on Nuke (30.0%). Project X assembled its current squad in December 2020 and appeared on 38 maps with a record of 25 wins and 13 losses. The lineup is made of Sergiz (1.04 rating), Psycho (0.89), 7oX1C (0.99), SENSEi (1.27), and w0nderful (1.13).

Sangal Team Stats and Latest Results

Sangal has been quite busy in 2021 as they already played around 20 matches and recorded some decent results in the process. The Turkish team did need five games to reach the playoffs at this tournament; they beat Unique, Young Ninjas, and Case, while they made it to the playoffs at the Snow Sweet Snow 1 as well. Sangal lost the opening game to Endpoint, but bounced back and defeated GamerLegion, Lyngby Vikings, and Dignitas. Sangal won ten of the last 16 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Sangal was strong on Inferno (77.8%) and played well on Train (66.7%), Dust2 (63.6%), and Nuke (63.6%), while they disappointed on Vertigo (27.3%). Since November 2020, Sangal is playing with the same lineup that appeared on 71 maps with a record of 42 wins and 29 losses. The team members are MAJ3R (1.05), paz (1.10), ngiN (1.03), l0gicman (1.06), and imoRR (1.17).

Project X vs. Sangal H2H Record

These rivals have never met before.

Project X vs. Sangal Betting Preview

It’s going to be a close encounter, but I am leaning toward Sangal in this one. Still, I don’t prefer betting on the winner when it’s a close game, especially in the playoffs when the stakes are high. Betting on Over 2.5 maps has more value considering excellent odds, while you don’t have to worry about the winner. Each of Sangal’s last five games produced a maximum of three maps, which was the case in four of Project X’s previous five matches.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+108 @GG.BET)