Infinite vs. Nexus, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/28 CS: GO
The opponents meet at the upper bracket of the ROPL Stars 2021 tournament this Saturday. In this matchup, the winner will progress to the grand final as the loser is dropped to the consolidated final. The overall winner gets $1,500 plus a chance to play at the TWR Eastern European Masters Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier.
Infinite Stats and Latest Results
Infinite is ranked 80th on the world ranking. They are one of the favourites to win this tournament based on their performance in previous tournaments. They finished 1-2nd at the European Development Championship 5 Closed Qualifier after winning all their matches to qualify for the European Development Championship 5. At the same time, they finished 3-4th at the ESEA Summer 2021 Cash Cup 1 Europe. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and lost 2. Meanwhile, they have attained a win rate of 83.3% in the last 3 months.
Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (100.0%), Nuke (100.0%), and Dust2 (66.7%). They attained an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Mirage (40.0%). The team line-up consists of SEMINTE (0.98), CHANKY (0.97), zewts (0.97), raga (1.15), and Ed1m (0.88).
Nexus Stats and Latest Results
Nexus is ranked 107th on the world ranking. They recently won the Romanian Esports League 3 Finals and 3E Romania FragTales 2021 which means they are coming to the ROPL Stars 2021 tournament with a lot of expectations. At the same time, they finished 2nd at the European Nations Cup 2021 and received $1,000. They won 4 out of their last 8 matches and also have a win rate of 50.0%.
Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the Romanian team has been impressive on Inferno (66.7%), Mirage (63.6%), and Dust2 (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Nuke (33.3%), Overpass (25.0%), Vertigo (25.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team line-up consists of BTN (0.98), XELLOW (1.18), Blytz (1.05), mhN1 (1.01), and lauNX (1.06).
Infinite vs. Nexus H2H Record
There are no head-to-head records between the opponents and this will be their first encounter.
Infinite vs. Nexus Betting Preview
Both teams are on-form and we expect a spectacular Saturday. Infinite has a 5-match win streak while Nexus 3 out of their last 4 matches. Considering map performance, Infinite leads on Dust2 and Inferno while Nexus has a better performance on Mirage. For this reason, we predict a win for Infinite but Nexus will snatch 1 map.
The Pick: Infinite to win.
