ENCE vs. Izako Boars, Preview & Prediction - Free 2/1 CS:GO

ENCE is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Izako Boars in the Swiss round 1 of Snow Sweet Snow 1 on Monday. Still, I would be extra careful with this game if I were you because ENCE is not the same team from a few months ago.

ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results

ENCE still didn’t play a single CS:GO game in 2021 and they appeared in just four matches in the last three months - all of them resulted in losses. Their previous participation at a tournament was at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe in December, where they lost to Complexity and Cloud9. In those four defeats, ENCE won only one map.

In that span, ENCE won the only appearance on Overpass but failed to get a victory on Dust2 (played three times), Mirage (played twice), Inferno (played once), and Nuke (played twice). ENCE will be playing with a new squad at this tournament, and only allu (1.05 rating) remains from the old lineup. The rest of the lineup is Snappi (0.99), doto (0.92), dycha (1.08), and Spinx (1.12).

Izako Boars Team Stats and Latest Results

Izako Boars didn’t have problems qualifying for the Snow Sweet Snow 1 as they recorded five consecutive victories over AGO, HONORIS, Trident, Sinners, and Winstrike. They did drop four maps along the way, but qualifying in just five matches must be taken as a true success for the Polish side. Izako Boars won eight of the last 13 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Izako Boars were undefeated on Dust2 (played four times) and were dominant on Train (88.2%), while they failed to impress on Inferno (25.0%), Nuke (30.0%), and Mirage (33.3%). Izako Boars assembled their current lineup in January 2021 and appeared on 14 maps with a record of ten wins and four losses. The team members are mono (1.13), TOAO (0.98), STOMP (1.06), siuhy (1.09), and Szejn (1.13).

ENCE vs. Izako Boars H2H Record

These teams have never met before.

ENCE vs. Izako Boars Betting Preview

Not only that they are playing with a new lineup, but ENCE is also out of form as they haven't played in a long time. Although the bookmakers are favoring them in this one. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Izako Boars getting a victory. I am not going to back the Polish side to win, though, but I am definitely backing them to cover a +1.5 handicap.

The Pick: Izako Boars +1.5 (-111 @GG.BET)