forZe vs. Akuma, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/27 CS: GO

forZe and Akuma look ready to kick-start the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 tournament. They are placed in Group A where only two teams will progress to the playoffs.

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe is currently ranked 17th on the global rankings and has been among the top 30 teams for 115 weeks. Since January, they have been involved in several tournaments including DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier, Winstrike CIS Spring Cup 2021 Open Qualifier, ROG COLIZEUM Championship 2021, Spring Sweet Spring 1, and StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 Closed Qualifier. At the previous RMR tournament, they finished in 7-8 place. They also finished 1-2nd at the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 Closed Qualifier and we expect a good performance in this group. Considering the last 8 matches, they have won 7 matches and lost 1. Their win rate is 68.0%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months show that the Russian team has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%), Train (100.0%), Mirage (78.1%), Dust2 (57.1%), and Overpass (52.6%). They registered an average performance on Inferno (50.0%) and Nuke (50.0%). forZe has maintained one lineup since February and has featured in 154 maps. Their lineup consists of almazer (1.06), FL1T (1.13), Jerry (1.06), zorte (1.12), and KENSI (1.05).

Akuma Team Stats and Latest Results

Akuma is ranked 19th on the world rankings and has been among the top 30 weeks for 4 weeks. They haven't been soo active this year and have participated in few tournaments. They played the EPIC League CIS 2021 tournament and were awarded $5,000 plus 1400 RMR points after finishing third. They won the NumberOne Season 2 Cup 2 tournament and received $3,046. The Ukrainian team will be closely checked since they were suspended at the last RMR tournament for cheating. They finished 5-8th at the European Development Championship 4. In the last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and lost 4. They have a win rate of 66.7%.

Considering map win statistics over the last 3 months, Akuma has been exceptional on Dust2 (83.3%), Inferno (80.0%), Mirage (70.0%), and Vertigo (66.7%). They were average on Nuke (50.0%) and Train (50.0%). On the flip side, they failed to impress on Overpass (33.3%). They have a relatively new lineup that has played in the last 1 month. The team lineup consists of Sergiz (1.06), Psycho (1.01), SENSEi (1.32), DemQQ (1.13), and j3kie (0.96).

forZe vs. Akuma H2H Record

The opponents have not met in any tournament. Nevertheless, Akuma roster represented CR4ZY in 2020 where they met at the WePlay! Clutch Island Closed Qualifier tournament and forZe won 2-1.

forZe vs. Akuma Betting Preview

Akuma leads on Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, and Vertigo. On the other hand, forZe is impressive on Mirage, Overpass, and Ancient. Akuma has lost 4 matches out of their last 8 and this will be an important factor to consider when predicting the outcome. forZe has lost only 1 match from the last 8. Therefore, we predict forZe to win.

The Pick: forZe to win