Extra Salt vs. Dignitas, Preview & Prediction - Free 4/21 CS:GO

One team will progress to the Upper Final, while the losing side will drop down to the Lower semis when Dignitas takes on Extra Salt in the Upper bracket semi-final at the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final on Wednesday. The winner will face forZe or Complexity, while the loser will meet the better team from a clash between Virtus.pro and HAVU.

Extra Salt Team Stats and Latest Results

Extra Salt upset BIG in the opening round of the playoffs here at the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final, and they must not be underestimated in this clash against Dignitas. Despite suffering only four defeats since they formed the team in January 2021, Extra Salt is still not taken seriously enough as they are underdogs once again. Extra Salt was victorious at the VENN Invitational Spring 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier and DreamHack Open March 2021 North America and earned $60,000 for their efforts. Extra Salt won 11 of the previous 12 matches.

In the last three months, Extra Salt was invincible on Vertigo (played seven times) and very strong on Nuke (93.3% win rate), Train (85.7%), and Overpass (80.0%), while they were average on Mirage and Dust2. Since February 2021, Extra Salt is playing with the same lineup that appeared on 51 maps with a record of 41 wins and ten losses. The team members are Sonic (1.17 rating), MarKE (1.10), JT (1.03), oSee (1.35), and FaNg (1.13).

Dignitas Team Stats and Latest Results

Dignitas, who jumped in at this tournament instead of Heroic, destroyed Evil Geniuses in straight maps, allowing just 13 rounds in the process. It was another upset at the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final, and it seems that surprises will not stop there. The Swedish team’s latest trophy came at the Nordic Masters Spring 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier as they beat HAVU in the Grand Final and earned $25,000 along with a ticket for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021. Dignitas won 14 of the last 19 games.

During the previous three months, Dignitas was excellent on Overpass (85.7%) and Nuke (73.7%), while they didn’t play well on Dust2 (33.3%). Dignitas assembled its current squad in March this year and appeared on 50 maps with a record of 31 wins and 19 losses. The lineup consists of f0rest (1.10), friberg (0.93), Lekr0 (1.13), hallzerk (1.06), and HEAP (1.09).

Extra Salt vs. Dignitas H2H Record

It’s going to be the first-ever encounter between these two teams.

Extra Salt vs. Dignitas Betting Preview

Now, I am not trying to sound overhyped after Extra Salt’s win over BIG, but these guys are quite serious players and with the form like they are currently in, they can go all the way at this tournament. Dignitas is a favorite in this duel, but we already learned that a favorite tag means nothing here at the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final. It’s going to be a close clash, but I am backing Extra Salt to get a win. In case you don’t want to risk, you can back Extra Salt to cover a +1.5 handicap.

The Pick: Extra Salt to win (+177 @GGBET)