FATE vs. AGF Preview & Prediction - Free 8/26 CS:GO Betting Picks

FATE and AGF will meet in the Group B opening match at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 9 Europe (Online) tournament. This will be their third encounter, and FATE leads 2-0. The remaining opponents in the group are AGO and Winstrike.

FATE won the ESEA Summer Cash Cup 1 Europe tournament ten days ago. A month before that, they won the CSGOFAST Cup 5 tournament, beating AGF in the final 2-1 (6-16 16-10 16-14). The Bulgarians will take part in the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe tournament at the end of August. FATE is 43rd in the world and has a win rate of 52.0% in the last three months. During that time, they played 32 times on Train (68.8% 22W 10L). They also have a positive score on Dust2 (59.1% 13W 9L). They were unlucky on Nuke, where they played four times and lost all four. “Patrick” Ivan Ivanov and “Blocker” Yanko Panov has been in the team for less than eighty days.

AGF lineup has not played any maps for the past 30 days. The last time they played at the CSGOFAST Cup 5 tournament, where they won second place. They are currently 57th in the world and have a win rate of 55.3% in the last three months. In that period, they were invincible on Vertigo (100.0%), and very good on Nuke (80.0%), Inferno (62.5%), and Train (63.2%). Most often, the first ban is Mirage, where they have three defeats and only one victory.

Pick: FATE to win (-120 @Betwinner)

FATE is the bookmaker's favorite and the better-ranked team. Although the current form is on the side of the AGF, I will bet on FATE to win at Betwinner.