SAW vs. FTW Preview & Prediction- Free 5/28 CS: GO

This Saturday, SAW and For The Win eSports will cross paths at the upper bracket semi-final in the Master League Portugal IX Finals tournament. The 2022 Master League Portugal is an online tournament organized by E2Tech sponsored by ASUS, Monster Energy, ESC Online, RTP Arena, and Exeedme with a prize pool of $12,137. The playoff matches are played in the double-elimination Bo3 series. Upper bracket semi-finals Bo1 and grand final Bo5 (with 1-0 map advantage for upper bracket team).

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW is ranked #37 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The team is currently on a 1-match win streak and has managed 4 wins from their last 10 games. The team’s last achievement was 2nd place in the ESL Masters España - Season 11 (CS: GO) tournament which ended on April 24, 2022, and was awarded $3,213. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe and has won 1 out of its 2 matches. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 56.2%.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Nuke (85.0%) and Vertigo (66.7%). On the other hand, they were dismal on Inferno (50.0%), Ancient (37.5%), Dust2 (27.3%), and Overpass (16.7%). The team’s current line-up has stadodo (1.08 player rating), JUST (1.07), MUTiRiS (1.07), rmn (1.04), and arki (0.98).

FTW Team Stats and Latest Results

For The Win eSports ranks #65 in the world ranking. Their last match took place at the 2022 Master League Portugal Season 9 tournament on May 05, 2022, and FTW eSports defeated ORO Gaming Group with a score of 2:0. The team has managed 7 wins from its last 10 games and holds a win rate of 40.0%. considering their performance in past events, they finished 1-2nd at the ESL Masters Spain Season 11, won the ESL Masters Spain Season 11 Finals, and finished 21-24th at the Pinnacle Cup IV.

The team's best-played maps over the past 3 months consist of Inferno (80.0%-win rate) and Vertigo (66.7%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Nuke (33.3%), Ancient (0.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team’s roster has story (1.02 player rating), DDias (0.93), ewjerkz (1.15), arrozdoce (1.04), and Ag1l (0.99).

SAW vs. FTW H2H Record

Head-to-head has 6 meetings between the rivals. By this time, SAW has won 5 times while FTW has won once. Their last encounter was at the bracket of the 2022 ESL Masters Spain Season 11 on April 23, 2022, and FTW won 2:0.

SAW vs. FTW Betting Preview

A comparison of these team performances on the maps over the past 3 months shows that SAW has an advantage on 4 cards while FTW leads on 1 map. SAW has a better win rate and has a better position in the world ranking. Therefore, we are predicting a win for SAW.

The Pick: SAW to win.