AGO vs. K23 Preview & Prediction- Free 5/05 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the Swiss round 4 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 will battle it out for the prize pool of $100,000. Swiss Stage is played in a Swiss system format composed of 16 teams and all matches are best-of-three series.

AGO Team Stats and Latest Results

AGO is ranked #33 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 16 teams. Since the beginning of the year, the team hasn’t been impressive. Nevertheless, the team’s win rate has increased and we expect the team to show a better performance in the coming months. They won 6 out of their last 10 games and has attained a win rate of 42.9% over the past 3 months. The Polish team was defeated at the first round of the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV but bounced back to defeat 4glory in an equal fight - 16:14, 19:17, and BLUEJAYS (2:1). The team also finished 13-16th in the ESL Pro League Season 15 and 5-8th at the Esport Tour 2022 Series 1.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Ancient (66.7%) and Vertigo (57.1%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%), Inferno (50.0%), Mirage (16.7%), and Nuke (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of Furlan (1.05 player rating), leman (1.02), F1KU (1.08), ultimate (1.02), and AxEcHo (1.02).

K23 Team Stats and Latest Results

K23 is ranked #31 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 32 weeks. The Russian team has won numerous trophies to its name and for that reason earned numerous prizes. They recently won the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 and ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe and will play its first match against ex-MAD Lions later this month. At the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV tournament, they lost to Spirit (2:0) but defeated ECLOT (2:1) and SINNERS (2:1). They won 6 out of the last 10 games and hold a win rate of 70.0%.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Dust2 (100.0%), Overpass (80.0%), and Mirage (72.7%). On the flip-side, the team failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%), Nuke (42.9%), and Inferno (40.0%). Their current line-up has xsepower (1.09 player rating), n0rb3r7 (1.12), X5G7V (0.99), fame (1.10), and neaLaN (0.99).

AGO vs. K23 H2H Record

There has been 1 head-to-head between the rivals and AGO won with a score of 2:1.

AGO vs. K23 Betting Preview

K23 won 2 tournaments in a span of 2 months and this shows that they are in good shape and we should expect much from them. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that AGO has an advantage on Dust2, Inferno, Vertigo, and Ancient while K23 leads on Mirage, Nuke, and Overpass. Over the past 3 months, K23 has attained a win rate of 70.0% while AGO has a 42.9%-win rate. Therefore, it would be safe to bet on the Russian team (K23).

The Pick: K23 to win.