forze vs. NAVI Junior Preview & Prediction - Free 4/22 CS:GO

forZe and NAVI Junior will face each other in Swiss round 2 (teams with a 1-0 record) Bo1 at the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 1 tournament. 16 teams will compete at this tournament for a prize pool of $71,356, from April 14th to June 13th.

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe has been playing in hot and cold form lately and has five wins in the last ten matches. They have two wins in a row and a win rate of 54.1% in the past three months. Besides this tournament, they are participating in the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final as well. Two weeks ago, they failed to qualify for the IEM Summer 2021 Open tournament. In the opening match at the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 1, forZe beat Movistar Rides 16:9.

When it comes to the maps, forZe best record is on Mirage (66.7% win rate) and Dust2 (64.7%). They play well on Inferno (54.5%) and Train (50.0%). More losses than wins, forZe has on Nuke (42.9%) and Overpass (30.0%). The core consists of three guys (almazer, FL1T, and Jerry) who have been on the team for over three years. Two months ago, zorte and KENSI arrived as reinforcements.

NAVI Junior Team Stats and Latest Results

NAVI Junior has four wins in a row and a win rate of 66.7% in the past three months. . In the opening match at the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 1, they upset SKADE 16:7. In addition to this tournament, they also play at LOOT.BET Season 9.

The captain, Ilya Osipov m0NESY, is more than a year in the squad. The team transformed and added four new players a month ago. The lineup played only 14 maps together. So far, they are unbeaten on Mirage and Train ( played four times each) and on Overpass and Vertigo (played once). On Inferno, they have two wins and two losses, and on Dust2, they played two times and lost both.

forZe vs. NAVI Junior H2H Record

This will be the first meeting of these two teams.

forZe vs. NAVI Junior Betting Preview

forZe is better ranked (#40 vs. #65) and the bookmakers’ favorite. NAVI’s lineup has played only ten matches together, and I think this will have a huge impact on the outcome. Since only one map is played, the teams have no right to make a mistake.

The Pick: forZe to win (-189) @MELBET