Heroic vs. NKT Preview & Prediction- Free 4/27 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the Quarter-final of the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe tournament this Wednesday. The 2022 Blast Premier is the most explosive, engaging, and entertaining esports event in the world. It is a global circuit of events that deliver elite-level Counter-Strike and world-class entertainment for everyone. The prize pool of this event adds up to $67,500 and the playoff matches are played in a single-elimination best-of-three series.
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Heroic is ranked #4 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 106 weeks. The Danish team is coming to this tournament on a 3-match win streak and has attained a win rate of 76.5% over the past 3 months. Statistics show that the team has performed quite impressively since the beginning of the year. They finished 3-4th at the IEM Katowice 2022, won the Pinnacle Winter Series 3 in March, finished 9-12th at the ESL Pro League Season 15, and won the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A. Additionally, the team won 8 out of their last 10 matches.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Vertigo (83.3%), Inferno (80.0%), Overpass (75.0%), Nuke (71.4%), and Mirage (66.7%). On the flip-side, the team failed to impress on Ancient (25.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of sjuush (1.06 player rating), stavn (1.13), TeSeS (1.10), refrezh (1.03), and cadiaN (1.09).
Team NKT Stats and Latest Results
Team NKT ranks #99 in the global ranking. The team lost its last match against IHC Esports with a score of 2:0 but has managed 8 wins from their last 10 matches. Meanwhile, Team NKT has been invited to the BLAST tournament based on their performance at the MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2022 Finals. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 2nd at the ARD MESA League Season 2, 7-8th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Asia RMR Asia Open Qualifier, and 5-6th at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Asia-Pacific. Over the past 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 53.8%.
Map performance over the past 3 months shows that their best-played cards are Vertigo (100.0%-win rate) and Overpass (100.0%). They managed an average performance on Inferno (50.0%) and Mirage (50.0%) but were dismal on Nuke (40.0%) and Dust2 (25.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of Kntz (0.99 player rating), XigN (1.10), ImpressioN (1.03), cool4st (1.07), and dobu (1.20).
Heroic vs. Team NKT H2H Record
Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H record.
Heroic vs. Team NKT Betting Preview
Heroic will get this match easily because they dominate in almost all areas. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that Heroic leads in 5 cards while Team NKT has an advantage in 2 maps. At the same time, Heroic is coming to this matchup on a 3-match winning streak and a better win rate over the past 3 months. Therefore, it would be safe to place a win for Heroic.
The Pick: Heroic to win.
