FunPlus Phoenix vs. EC Kyiv, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/11 CS: GO

FunPlus Phoenix and EC Kyiv will play their first round of the group stage when they meet at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2. The top 8 teams receive $3,000 each and winners of the first playoff round receive an additional $1,000.

FunPlus Phoenix Team Stats and Latest Results

FunPlus Phoenix is ranked 35th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 95 weeks. The European team failed to advance to the playoffs of the Pinnacle Fall Series 1 after winning only 2 out of their 5 matches. They are coming to this tournament after winning 3 out of their last 8 matches. At the same time, they finished 2nd at the Fantasyexpo EU Champions Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier and 17-20th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe. Over the last 3 months, they have attained a 44.4% win rate.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Nuke (80.0%) and Inferno (62.5%). They failed to show a decent win rate on Ancient (33.3%), Dust2 (20.0%), Vertigo (20.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). The team line-up consists of zehN (1.05), emi (0.93), STYKO (1.06), Maden (1.10), and Farlig (1.06).

EC Kyiv Team Stats and Latest Results

EC Kyiv is ranked 95th in the world ranking. The Ukrainian team has attained an average performance (50.0% win rate) over the last 3 months and we should expect a good show from them. They qualified for the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 after finishing 3-5th at the Regionals. Considering their performance in past tournaments, they finished 3rd at the UESF Parimatch Championship of Ukraine 2021 and 5-6th at the ESEA Advanced Season 38 Europe. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 5 matches and lost 3.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (60.0%), Inferno (58.3%), and Vertigo (54.5%). Nevertheless, they failed to impress on Ancient (42.9%), Overpass (37.5%), and Mirage (35.3%). They have a line-up that consists of uQlutzavr (0.99), Smash (1.03), byr9 (1.09), s4 (1.12), and amster (0.98).

FunPlus Phoenix vs. EC Kyiv H2H Record

There is no head-to-head meeting between the opponents and this will be their first encounter.

FunPlus Phoenix vs. EC Kyiv Betting Preview

When the opponents meet for the first round of the group stage, we expect EC Kyiv to win. EC Kyiv has a better win rate and better performance on the maps. They have an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while FunPlus Phoenix leads on Inferno and Nuke. For this reason, we believe EC Kyiv will take this match.

The Pick: EC Kyiv to win.