Sprout vs. Wisla Krakow, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/23 CS: GO
The opponents meet at Stage 2 of the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1 this Monday. The winner of this match will progress to the quarter-finals while the loser is eliminated from the tournament.
Sprout Stats and Latest Results
Sprout is ranked 37th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 20 weeks. They have been invited to the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1 to start at stage 2 where they will play Wisla Krakow. They finished 2nd at the ESL National Championship Global Playoffs Spring 2021, 13-14th at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Europe, and 3-4th at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Europe Relegation. They are also part of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe where they will play BLINK on 24th August. They have won 3 out of their 8 matches and has a win rate of 36.4%.
Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has displayed a decent performance on Dust2 (61.5%) and attained an average win rate on Nuke (50.0%). They failed to impress on Inferno (40.0%), Vertigo (33.3%), Ancient (33.3%), Mirage (25.0%), and Train (0.0%). Their line-up consists of raalz, Spiidi (1.02), kressy (1.02), faveN (1.11), and slaxz- (1.10).
Wisla Krakow Stats and Latest Results
Wisla Krakow is ranked 60th on the global ranking. Other than the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1, they are also playing Pinnacle Fall Series 1 Regionals and ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe. At Stage 1 of the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1 tournament, they defeated Illuminar (2-0) and PACT (2-1) to progress to stage 2. At the same time, they finished 5-8th at the Domination League Season 2 and were awarded $2,000. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 5 and has a win rate of 52.0%.
Map statistics indicates that the Polish team has been impressive on Ancient (80.0%), Overpass (77.8%), Inferno (60.0%), Train (60.0%), Mirage (54.5%), and Nuke (53.8%). They were not well prepared on Vertigo (25.0%) and Dust2 (22.2%). The team line-up includes SZPERO (0.99), Markoś (1.14), phr (1.21), jedqr (1.10), and Goofy (1.15).
Sprout vs. Wisla Krakow H2H Record
Sprout and Wisla Krakow have met on 2 occasions and both sides have 1 win to their side. Their last meeting was at the ESEA Premier Season 36 Europe and Sprout won 2:1.
Sprout vs. Wisla Krakow Betting Preview
Wisla Krakow has impressive stats compared to Sprout. They won 4 out of their last 5 matches while the opponent has lost 2 out of their 5 last matches. Considering their performance on different maps, Wisla Krakow leads on Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, and Ancient. For this reason, we will go with Wisla Krakow in this matchup.
The Pick: Wisla Krakow to win.
