Entropiq vs. Into the Breach Preview & Prediction- Free 1/25 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament this Tuesday. The 2022 ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe is an online CS: GO league powered by ESEA which also provides a prize pool of $50,000. Eight teams will progress to the playoffs which will be played in a double-elimination bracket format.

Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results

Entropiq is ranked 9th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 50 weeks. The Russian team has been invited to the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament based on their performance at Premier S39 where they came 2nd place and were awarded $12,000. Considering their performance in other past events, they finished 5-6th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Playoffs 2, 3-5th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage tournament, and 2nd at the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021. They have attained a win rate of 67.4% over the last 3 months and won 5 out of their last 8 matches.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (75.0%), Ancient (70.8%), Mirage (66.7%), and Nuke (66.7%) but performed dismally on Vertigo (37.5%) and Dust2 (27.3%). The team roster consists of El1an (1.19), NickelBack (1.02), Krad (1.04), Forester (1.11), and Lack1 (1.00).

Into the Breach Team Stats and Latest Results

Into the Breach is ranked 66th in the world ranking. The team has qualified for this tournament based on their performance at the Premier S39 Relegation where they came 3rd. At the same time, the team finished 3-4th at the ESEA Autumn 2021 Cash Cup 6 Europe, 3rd at the ESEA Advanced Season 39 Europe, 2nd at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 Closed Qualifier, and 17-24th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5. They have attained a win rate of 61.1% and won 5 out of their last 8 matches.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (81.8%), Inferno (66.7%), and Mirage (66.7%). On the flip-side, there was a poor performance on Nuke (40.0%), Dust2 (40.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). Their line-up consists of Tadpole (0.97), isk (1.04), dobbo (1.01), Adam9130 (0.96), and CYPHER (1.13).

Entropiq vs. Into the Breach H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

Entropiq vs. Into the Breach Betting Preview

We are predicting a win for Entropiq based on the fact that they hold a better position in the world ranking and have shown better performance on the maps. Entropiq leads on Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo and has attained more than 50%-win rate in 4 maps. On the other hand, Into the Breach is placed 57 positions behind Entropiq in the world ranking. Therefore, it would be safe to place a win for Entropiq.

The Pick: Entropiq to win.