Apeks vs. MASONIC Preview & Prediction- Free 5/01 CS: GO

Apeks and MASONIC will cross paths at the Swiss round 2 in the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV tournament this Sunday. By this time, both teams have won their first-round and require 2 more wins to advance to the playoffs. The prize pool of this matchup adds up to $100,000. The Swiss Stage matches are played in a Swiss system format best-of-three series.

Apeks Team Stats and Latest Results

Apeks is ranked #36 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. In the Swiss round of the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV tournament, the team has defeated 4glory (2:0). Meanwhile, the Norwegian team has a 1-match win streak and has managed 8 wins from their past 10 games. The team finished 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 3 and won the Tipsport Bratislava Cup 2022. They attained a win rate of 70.0% over the past 3 months and has played 38 matches since the beginning of the year.

Map performance over the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Dust2 (100.0%), Inferno (90.9%), Mirage (78.6%), and Overpass (62.5%). Their line-up has Nuke (46.7%), Ancient (44.4%), and Vertigo (40.0%). The team has a line-up that has nawwk (1.12 player rating), chawzyyy (0.99), AcilioN (1.00), jkaem (1.18), and STYKO (1.05).

MASONIC Team Stats and Latest Results

MASONIC ranks #50 in the global ranking. Their last match took place at the MistGames Heroes of Tomorrow 2022 on April 29, 2022, and MASONIC defeated the Young Ninjas with a score of 2:0. They finished 7-8th at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe Relegation, 2nd at the POWER Ligaen Season 19 Finals, and 2nd at the Gamebox Festival 2022. The team was part of stage 1 in the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV tournament and has defeated HAVU (16:11), ALTERNATE aTTaX (2:0), and AGO (2:1). Their win rate over the past 3 months stands at 67.6%.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months shows a decent win rate on Vertigo (71.4%), Overpass (71.4%), Dust2 (70.0%), Inferno (70.0%), Nuke (64.7%), and Ancient (53.3%). The team’s current roster has J3nsyy (1.07), Queenix (1.08), Cabbi (1.06), notaN (1.08), and kraghen (1.05).

Apeks vs. MASONIC H2H Record

Head-to-head has 1 meeting. They clashed at the Swiss round of the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 Regionals on January 18, 2022, and Apeks won 2:0.

Apeks vs. MASONIC Betting Preview

Both teams have performed impressively over the past 2 months. Apeks and MASONIC won 8 out of their last 10 games and are among the top 50 teams in the global ranking. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that Apeks leads in 2 maps while MASONIC has an advantage on 5 cards. Since Apeks has a relatively better win rate than MASONIC, we expect them to win.

The Pick: Apeks to win.