iNation vs. EC Brugge Preview & Prediction- Free 3/27 CS: GO
Favorites EC Brugge will cross paths with iNation at the lower bracket round 1 in the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe tournament this Sunday. The 2022 ESEA Advanced Edition is a relegation tournament where the best teams in Europe compete to secure a spot in the ESL Challenger League and a prize pool of $20,000. Playoffs take a double-elimination best-of-three series except for the grand final which is a best-of-five series.
iNation Team Stats and Latest Results
iNation ranks #136 in the world ranking. At the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe, they lost to Sangal (0:2) at the Upper Bracket: Round of 16 and were dropped to the lower bracket where they will meet eClub Brugge this Sunday. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6, 9-16th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 2, and 4th at the RES Season 2. The team has a win rate of 28.6% and won 3 out of their last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows a decent win rate on Inferno (60.0%) and Ancient (60.0%). On the flip-side, the Serbian team hasn’t been impressive on Vertigo (33.3%), Dust2 (0.0%), Mirage (0.0%), and Nuke (0.0%). Their current roster has choiv7 (1.03 player rating), Dragon (1.04), Dav (0.89), SkippeR (0.91), and VLDN (1.10).
EC Brugge Team Stats and Latest Results
eClub Brugge is ranked #83 in the world ranking. The team lost their first match at the upper bracket of the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe and was dropped to the lower bracket. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5, 3-5th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 3 Regionals, and 16-18th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 3. The team lost their last 4 games and has won 3 out of their last 10 games. Meanwhile, their win rate over the last 3 months stands at 28.6%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an average win rate on Vertigo (50.0%) and Nuke (50.0%). The Belgian team failed to impress on Ancient (40.0%), Mirage (37.5%), Inferno (0.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). eClub Brugge has used 1 roster over the last 2 months and it consists of Stev0se (1.00 player rating), ritchiEE (1.09), matty (1.00), n0tice (0.99), and Gringo (0.95).
iNation vs. EC Brugge H2H Record
Teams had no previous encounters.
iNation vs. EC Brugge Betting Preview
Both teams have been struggling to win matches over the last 3 months. Nevertheless, EC Brugge is the favorite in this upcoming meeting. The Belgian team has a better performance on the maps, has a better roster, and also ranks 53 places ahead of iNation in the world ranking. Therefore, it would be safe to bet on a win for EC Brugge.
The Pick: EC Brugge to win.
