SKADE vs. ALTERNATE aTTaX, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/23 CS:GO

Probably the most interesting and closest of all Playoffs round 1 matches of the Nine to Five 6 will be played on Monday when SKADE faces ALTERNATE aTTaX in the battle for the quarter-finals. SKADE is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter and if they win, they will meet Wisla Krakow in the next round, while the losing team will be eliminated.

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE lost the opening game of the league stage to PACT but responded with three consecutive victories over Project X, SJ, and Galaxy Racer to secure a place in the playoffs. Prior to that, SKADE won the OGA Counter PIT by AMD and Sapphire Season 8 and $6,750 after defeating Nexus in the Grand final. SKADE won 14 of the previous 16 matches.

In the last three months, SKADE was dominant on Train (81.2% win rate) and played well on Dust2 (66.7%) and Overpass (64.1%), while they were below average only on Nuke (33.3%). SKADE assembled its squad in August and appeared on 108 maps with a record of 62 wins and 46 losses. The lineup consists of SPELLAN (1.03 rating), dennyslaw (1.17), Duplicate (0.98), Rainwaker (1.18), and Oxygen (1.00).

ALTERNATE aTTaX Team Stats and Latest Results

ALTERNATE aTTaX needed five matches to make it to the playoffs at this tournament, while in the meantime, they also reached the playoffs at the Cyber.Bet Golden League 2020 thanks to the victory over Hard Legion. They lost to PACT and Giants and then beat Heretics and Galaxy Racers to enter the playoffs at the Nine to Five 6. ALTERNATE aTTaX won 12 of the last 18 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, ALTERNATE aTTaX was above average on Dust2 (58.8%) and Overpass (57.1%), while they were average on all the other maps. Since September 2020, ALTERNATE aTTaX is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 61 maps with a record of 33 wins and 28 losses. The team members are ScrunK (0.88), stfN (1.12), mirbit (1.08), kressy (1.08), and slaxz- (1.21).

SKADE vs. ALTERNATE aTTaX H2H Record

These rivals have met on three occasions, and ALTERNATE aTTaX is leading the all-time series 2-1 after winning the last two encounters at the LOOT.BET Season 7 and ESEA MDL Season 34 Europe.

SKADE vs. ALTERNATE aTTaX Betting Preview

SKADE is in excellent form and I understand why the bookmakers are giving them a favorite role in this one. However, losing to ALTERNATE aTTaX wouldn’t be surprising at all, and I expect to see a close encounter that could go either way, even though I am leaning toward the Bulgarian side. Still, I am going to avoid betting on the winner here, and I am going with Over 2.5 maps instead. The previous Best of 3 H2H duel produced a maximum of three maps.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+111 @GG.BET)