SKADE vs. Fiend, Preview & Prediction - Free 5/31 CS: GO
Both SKADE and Fiend lost their first match of Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2 and either way, this match will be critical in determining which team progresses to the round of 16. Fiend is my favorite this Monday.
SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results
SKADE hasn’t shown a steady performance this year. At the beginning of the year, they were position 43 before taking a nose dive to #111 then again improved to #19. At the same time, they are fighting to remain at Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2 after losing their first match against K23. In the last 5 matches, they have only won 1. They lost against K23, Endpoint, Dignitas, and Wisla Krakow-all events within 1 week.
SKADE was impressive on Inferno (77.4%), Overpass (75.7%), Mirage (69.6%), Train (66.7%), and Vertigo (64.7%) over the last 3 months. Nevertheless, the Bulgarians didn’t show a good performance on Dust2 (47.8%) and Nuke (37.5%). SKADE has played with one team for the last 4 months which consists of SHiPZ (1.13 rating), dennyslaw (1.16), Duplicate (1.05), Rainwaker (1.10), and oxygen (1.02).
Fiend Team Stats and Latest Results
Fiend aims to progress to the round of 16 in Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2 after losing their first match against ENCE. This is possible because their overall stats are impressive. First, they have won 7 matches out of the last 8 and are currently ranked at position 26 globally. Secondly, they have a 70.3% Win rate which is considered impressive considering the number of events they have joined. Other than Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2, they are part of Spring Sweet Spring 2 and European Development Championship 4.
Fiend has shown impressive performance in Mirage (94.1%), Nuke (80.0%), Dust2 (66.7%), Inferno (61.5%), and Train (58.3%). However, the Bulgarians have not shown a good record on Overpass 57.1% and Vertigo 0.0%. The lineup consists of bubble v1c7oR (0.97 rating), dream3r (1.14), REDSTAR (1.17), and h4rn (1.21).
SKADE vs. Fiend H2H Record
SKADE and Fiend have met on 8 occasions and so far, SKADE has won 5 while Fiend has managed 3 wins.
SKADE vs. Fiend Betting Preview
SKADE are the favorites in this match but I believe Fiend will win. Fiend has a higher win rate and has also maintained the longest win streak before they lost to ENCE. Therefore, we expect an adrenaline-filled match as both teams expect to be among the best 3 in group C. Both teams will score and there will be an Over 2.5. In the end, Fiend will win.
The Pick: Fiend to win/Over 2.5
