Sharks vs. Havan Liberty, Preview, & Prediction - Free 8/06 CS: GO
The opponents meet at the playoffs of the CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 2. Both teams achieved a 3-1 record at the group stage and will clash for a spot at the semis. Since this is a single-elimination event, only the winner will remain.
Sharks Team Stats and Latest Results
Sharks is ranked 66th on the global ranking. The Brazilian team was invited to participate at the CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 2 based on their performance in the first season. In CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 1, they finished 2nd and were awarded $3,000 plus 1500 RMR Points. At season 2 group stage, they won 3 matches and lost 1 to progress to the playoffs where they will be playing Havan Liberty at the Quarter-finals. Considering their performance in other tournaments, Sharks finished 2nd both at the DreamHack Open March 2021 South America and WESG 2021 Brazil Finals. In the last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and lost 4 to attain a win rate of 52.6%.
Map statistics in the last 3 months show that the team has displayed a decent performance on Overpass (100.0%), Dust2 (75.0%), Inferno (66.7%), and Vertigo (62.5%). The team achieved an average performance on Nuke (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (40.0%), Mirage (16.7%), and Train (0.0%). The team lineup consists of jnt (1.02), pancc (1.03), real (1.01), Lucaozy (1.15), and zevy (1.14).
Havan Liberty Team Stats and Latest Results
Havan Liberty is ranked 83rd on the world rankings. The team finished 5-8th at the CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 1 and were awarded $725 plus 1050 RMR Points. They bounced back to win the CBCS Retake Series 2021 Season 1 in June and were awarded $1,900. At the ongoing CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 2, they managed to win 3 out of their 4 matches at the group stage. These stats show that the team has been impressive at the CBCS Elite League series and we expect similar performance. Meanwhile, they finished third at the INVie 2021 tournament which ended in July. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, the team won 5 matches and has a win rate of 72.2%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (83.3%), Vertigo (83.3%), Nuke (66.7%), Dust2 (66.7%), and Overpass (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Ancient (25.0%) and Train (0.0%). Havan Liberty has one of the oldest lineups in the tournament that consists of remix (1.08), dok (1.07), ALLE (1.12), drg (1.05), and skullz (1.06).
Sharks vs. Havan Liberty H2H Record
There are 3 head-to-head meetings between the two teams and Sharks has won in 2 meetings. The last clash was at the CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 1 where Sharks won on Dust2 (16:6).
Sharks vs. Havan Liberty Betting Preview
This is a very interesting matchup that you can’t miss to bet on. They had a similar performance at the group stage (3-1 record) and displayed an impressive performance at CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 1. Considering map performance, Sharks leads on Dust2, Mirage, and Ancient. On the other side, Havan Liberty has been excellent on Inferno, Nuke, and Vertigo. However, it is worth noting that Sharks has only 1 map with an over 50 percent win rate. For that reason, we will go with Havan Liberty to win.
The Pick: Havan Liberty to win.