ex-ETHEREAL vs. forZe, Preview & Prediction - Free 2/13 CS:GO

forZe is a strong favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face ex-ETHEREAL in the Group D elimination match of the European Development Championship 2 on Saturday. The winner of this duel will get one more chance to reach the playoffs, while the losing side will suffer elimination.

ex-ETHEREAL Team Stats and Latest Results

ex-ETHEREAL concluded 2020 with a pair of victories over VP.Prodigy and Lyngby Vikings at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020, but entered a new year with a 2-0 loss to HellRaisers at the same tournament. They made it to the European Development Championship 2 thanks to three wins over BEE, Nexus, and Tricked, without dropping a single map in the process. Although they played well against favored Sprout in the opening game of the tournament, ex-ETHEREAL suffered a 16-14 loss. ex-ETHEREAL won seven of the previous 11 matches.

In the last three months, ex-ETHEREAL was strong on Mirage (85.7% win rate) and decent on Train (70.0%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Vertigo (played once). ex-ETHEREAL is playing with a new squad since February this year. The lineup is made of PASHANOJ (0.93 rating), R0b3n (1.04), FinigaN (1.00), BELCHONOKK (1.00), and MagickSTI (0.86).

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe didn’t play well at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 and DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe, but they displayed better performances at the Snow Sweet Snow 1. They couldn’t make it to the very end, though, and had to settle with 5th position and $4,000 following a loss to FunPlus Phoenix, who won the tournament later. At the European Development Championship 2, forZe fell short to Lyngby Vikings 16-12. forZe won ten of the last 20 games.

During the previous three months, forZe played well on Mirage (63.2%), while they failed to impress on Overpass (20.0%) and Train (28.6%). forZe also assembled its current lineup in February 2021 and appeared on only four maps with a record of one win and three losses. The team members are almazer (0.98), FL1T (1.16), Jerry (1.04), zorte (1.17), and KENSI (1.14).

ex-ETHEREAL vs. forZe H2H Record

These rivals have never met so far.

ex-ETHEREAL vs. forZe Betting Preview

Both teams narrowly lost the opening game at the tournament and considering the high stakes here and the fact that the loser will suffer elimination, I expect to see the best of them. Although forZe is a firm favorite to get a win, I wouldn’t bet my money on them, and I will avoid backing the winner at all. This one will likely be decided on a maximum of three maps, which is exactly what I am going to bet on.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+129 @GG.BET)