Spirit vs. BLUEJAYS Preview & Prediction- Free 4/28 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at Stage 2 Swiss round 1 in the Pinnacle Cup IV tournament this Thursday. The 2022 Pinnacle Cup IV is an online tournament organized by Relog Media. Notable teams across Europe are battling it out for the prize pool of $100,000. The group stage matches will be played according to the Swiss system, so teams with 3 victories will advance to the next level.
Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results
Spirit is ranked #26 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 47 weeks. The Russian team is coming to this matchup on a 2-match win streak and has attained a win rate of 65.0% over the past 3 months. The team has been invited to the second stage of the PC IV tournament and will play their first match against BLUEJAYS this Thursday. Considering their performance in past events, they won the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6, finished 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 2, and 8th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B.
Map win statistics over the past 3 months show that their best-played cards are Vertigo (100.0%), Dust2 (80.0%), Ancient (80.0%), and Nuke (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%), and Mirage (30.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of chopper (1.01 player rating), degster (1.18), magixx (1.04), s1ren (1.04), and Patsi (1.01).
BLUEJAYS Team Stats and Latest Results
BLUEJAYS ranks #53 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 1 week. The team also got an invite at Stage 2 and will be playing its first match against Spirit. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they won the RES Season 2 and got a spot at the TWR Eastern European Masters Spring 2022 - BLAST Premier Qualifier. They also came 5-8th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 59.3% and won 6 out of their last 10 games.
Map performance in the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Inferno (75.0%), Mirage (70.0%), Dust2 (60.0%), and Overpass (55.6%). On the flip-side, the team failed to impress on Vertigo (40.0%), Ancient (25.0%), and Nuke (0.0%). The line-up includes dan1 (0.98), CacaNito (1.16), kyxsan (1.06), aidKiT (1.04), and Necrogenes1s (0.90).
Spirit vs. BLUEJAYS H2H Record
The rivals have only met once. They crossed paths at the open qualifier of the 2019 GGBet Cologne Invitational on June 02, 2019, and Team Spirit won 2:0.
Spirit vs. BLUEJAYS Betting Preview
Spirit is the favorite to win this upcoming match. The Russian side has attained a better win rate over the past 3 months, has a better position in the world ranking, and also holds a better roster relative to player rating. Spirit recently won the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 and this is a motivation to add more trophies to their name. Based on these stats, we believe Team Spirit will win.
The Pick: Spirit to win.
