Strife vs. MIBR Preview & Prediction- Free 3/17 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the group stage (Group B) of the ESL Challenger League Season 40 North America tournament this Thursday. This event is powered by ESEA which also provides a prize pool of $50,000. The group stage is played in round-robin best-of-three series.
Strife Team Stats and Latest Results
Strife is ranked #54 in the world ranking. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 40 North America tournament, the team has won 2 out of their 3 matches and is placed 4th in Group B. They defeated Disconnected (2:0) and X13 (2:1) but lost to Party Astronauts (0:2). Considering their performance in past events, they finished 5-6th at the Mythic Winter Series 2022 Cup 2, 3rd at the ESEA Winter 2021 Cash Cup 5 North America, and won the Fragadelphia 16. Additionally, the team won 8 out of their last 10 matches and has a win rate of 65.4%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Dust2 (100.0%), Inferno (72.7%), Mirage (60.0%), Overpass (58.3%), and Nuke (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to win any match on Vertigo (0.0%). The team’s current line-up consists of stamina (0.97 player rating), cxzi (1.07), SLIGHT (1.09), aris (1.04), and J0LZ (1.11).
MIBR Team Stats and Latest Results
MIBR is ranked #35 in the world ranking. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 40 North America, the Brazilian team has won all their first 3 matches of the group stage. Their last match was against Party Astronauts and they won with a score of 2:1. They finished 7-9th at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 and were awarded $8,500 plus a spot at the upcoming Spring Showdown. Additionally, the team won the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR SA Open Qualifier 2. They won 7 out of their last 10 matches and hold a win rate of 57.1%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team’s best-played cards are Vertigo (100.0%), Overpass (66.7%), Dust2 (62.5%), and Nuke (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%-win rate) and Inferno (37.5%). MIBR has maintained their line-up for the last 4 months that consists of chelo (1.29 player rating), JOTA (1.20), WOOD7 (1.04), exit (1.09), and Tuurtle (1.10).
Strife vs. MIBR H2H Record
Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H record.
Strife vs. MIBR Betting Preview
MIBR is currently in great shape because they have won 7 out of their last 10 matches. On the other hand, Strife has a 1-match win streak and has won 2 out of their 3 matches at the group stage of the ESL Challenger League Season 40 North America tournament. A comparison of both teams’ performance on the maps shows that both have an advantage on 3 cards. Strife leads on Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass while MIBR has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, and Ancient. And since MIBR has a better line-up, it is worth taking a risk and betting on the victory of MIBR.
The Pick: MIBR to win.