EC Kyiv vs. Tricked Preview & Prediction- Free 6/09 CS: GO

EC Kyiv vs. Tricked Preview & Prediction- Free 6/09 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the Swiss round 3 in the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament this Thursday. Both teams have a 1-1 record and require 2 additional wins to progress to the playoffs. The tournament consists of 20 teams clashing for a top prize of $50,000. The group stage matches are played in the Swiss format and all matches are best-of-three. The best team will be awarded $25,000 while the runners-up will receive $7,000.

EC Kyiv Team Stats and Latest Results

Esports Club Kyiv is currently ranked #60 in the world ranking. The Ukrainian team is currently on a 1-match losing streak and has managed 4 wins from its last 10 games. Their last match took place at the ongoing EIS tournament on June 02, 2022, and Esports Club Kyiv lost to the ex-MAD Lions with a score of 2:0. Their last achievement was 3rd place in the Dust2.dk Ligaen Season 19 - Playoffs tournament which ended on April 10, 2022, and was awarded $365. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 46.2%.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Dust2 (80.0%). They managed an average performance on Ancient (50.0%), Mirage (50.0%), and Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (14.3%), and Overpass (0.0%). Their current roster has uQlutzavr (1.02 player rating), Smash (1.03), byr9 (1.08), amster (0.99), and s4ltovsk1yy (1.12).

Tricked Team Stats and Latest Results

Tricked ranks #84 in the world ranking. At the Swiss round of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament, the team defeated Into the Breach (2:0) but lost to Sprout (1:2). They finished 5-6th at the Gamebox Festival 2022, 13-16th at the Esport Tour 2022 Series 1, and 3rd at the MistGames Heroes of Tomorrow 2022. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 46.7% and managed to win 4 out of its last 10 games.

The team’s best-played maps over the past 3 months include Vertigo (69.2%), Overpass (66.7%), and Nuke (52.6%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Ancient (42.9%), Inferno (33.3%), Dust2 (33.3%), and Mirage (12.5%). Their current line-up consists of kiR (0.96 player rating), kwezz (1.02), PR1mE (0.99), IceBerg (0.97), and Chr1zN (0.98).

EC Kyiv vs. Tricked H2H Record

Head-to-head has 2 matches between the rivals and EC Kyiv has won in all the matches. Their last encounter was at the bracket of the 2021 ESEA Advanced Division S38 EU on September 21, 2021.

EC Kyiv vs. Tricked Betting Preview

Both teams are currently struggling because neither side managed an average win rate over the past 3 months. There is no significant difference between the teams and this means we should expect an interesting matchup. Both sides managed 4 wins from their last 10 games while EC Kyiv has a slight advantage on the maps. This game can go either way and the best prediction would be over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.

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