Antic vs. ex-8Ballers Preview & Prediction- Free 4/23 CS: GO
The opponents will meet for a 3rd place decider match in the LPL Pro League Season 10 tournament this Saturday. The 2021 LPL Pro League is an online CSGO tournament featuring teams in the Oceania region and a prize pool of $7,217. The winner of this upcoming matchup will be awarded $862 while the loser will finish 4th place and take $610.
Antic Team Stats and Latest Results
Antic is ranked #146 in the world ranking. At the ongoing LPL Pro League Season 10 tournament, the team has defeated 1620 Kings (2:0) and Nut-E (2:0) but lost to ex-8Ballers (2:0) in the upper semi-finals and VERTEX (1:2) in the playoffs (semi-finals). Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Open Qualifier 1 and 5-8th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Open Qualifier 2. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 and has won 2 out of their 3 matches. Over the past 3 months, they attained a win rate of 50.0% and has won 5 out of their last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an excellent win rate on Ancient (100.0%) and Mirage (75.0%). The team attained an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%) but was dismal on Inferno (40.0%), Nuke (40.0%), and Overpass (33.3%). The line-up consists of SkulL (1.07), Fiend (0.99), rekonz (1.11), damyo (0.99), and guag (0.97).
ex-8Ballers Team Stats and Latest Results
ex-8Ballers is currently ranked #155 in the global ranking. The Australian team is currently on a 3-match losing streak and has attained a win rate of 57.1% over the last 3 months. At the ongoing LPL Pro League Season 10, the team has defeated Bandits (2:0) and Antic (2:0) but lost to DGG (0:2) in the playoffs (Semi-finals). They finished 5-8th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Open Qualifier 1 and 5-8th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Oceania Open Qualifier 2. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 tournament and has qualified for the playoffs.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show that their best-played cards are Dust2 (100.0%-win rate) and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%) and Vertigo (40.0%). The team’s line-up consists of MoeycQ (0.90), Prodigy (0.99), bogeymanh (1.13), Mr Shark (1.02), and Kobe (1.10).
Antic vs. ex-8Ballers H2H Record
Head-to-head shows 2 meetings between the rivals and both sides have won once. Their last encounter was at the IEM Open Qualifier #1 on April 18, 2022, and Antic won 1:0.
Antic vs. ex-8Ballers Betting Preview
This is a definition of over 2.5 maps. At the moment, both teams are equal in terms of H2H stats, their line-ups, and positions in the world ranking. Antic is only 9 places ahead of ex-8Ballers in the world ranking. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that ex-8Ballers has an advantage on 2 maps while Antic leads on 4 cards. But it is important to note that Antic has managed at least a 50%-win rate in only 2 maps. Therefore, we believe this match can go either side and the best prediction would be over 2.5 maps.
The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.
