SAW vs. Imperial Preview & Prediction- Free 3/25 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the OMEN WGR European Challenge 2022 tournament this Friday. OMEN and Worten Game Ring (WGR) has a new online CS: GO tournament organized by Gamers Media and Hyped, Ltd, with the support of OMEN and Worten Game Ring. There are 8 teams in the tournament battling it out for a prize pool of $22,000. The Group Stage is composed of a round-robin format and all matches are played in the best-of-one series.
SAW Team Stats and Latest Results
SAW is ranked #42 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. Their last match took place at the RTP tournament on March 19 and they lost to Movistar Riders with a score of 1:2. The Portuguese team finished 5-8th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6, 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3, and 9-12th at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe and has won 2 out of their 3 games. They have attained a win rate of 59.3% over the last 3 months and won 6 out of their last 10 games.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Nuke (72.7%), Ancient (63.6%), Inferno (57.1%), and Dust2 (55.6%). Additionally, they maintained an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Overpass (33.3%). The team’s line-up consists of MUTiRiS (1.07 player rating), JUST (1.07), stadodo (1.09), rmn (1.05), and arki (0.96).
Imperial Team Stats and Latest Results
Imperial is ranked #77 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 97 weeks. The Brazilian team has attained a win rate of 66.7% over the last 3 months and won 6 out of their last 10 games. Their last match took place at the FL tournament on March 13 and they lost to Sharks Esports with a score of 1:2. Considering their performance in other events, they finished 5-8th at the BLAST Rising 2021 Latin America, won the Aorus League 2021 Season 4 Regional Finals, and finished 2nd at the FiReLEAGUE Latin Power Spring 2022 - BLAST Premier Qualifier.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that their best-played cards are Overpass (100.0%-win rate), Mirage (66.7%), Inferno (66.7%), and Nuke (66.7%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Dust2 (0.0%). The team has maintained their line-up for the past 1 month and it consists of boltz (1.12 player rating), FalleN (1.11), VINI (1.22), fer (1.26), and fnx (0.94).
SAW vs. Imperial H2H Record
Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H encounter.
SAW vs. Imperial Betting Preview
SAW has a better chance of winning this upcoming matchup because of their impressive stats. The Portuguese team currently has a better performance on the maps and a better position in the world ranking. SAW leads on Dust2, Nuke, Vertigo, and Ancient while Imperial has an advantage on Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass after playing 3 times. Therefore, we believe SAW will register their first win against Imperial.
The Pick: SAW to win.
