MAD Lions vs. Envy, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/2 CS:GO

MAD Lions are strong favorites to make it through to the Lower semi-finals of the Flashpoint 2 when they take on Envy in the Lower round 1 on Wednesday. If it all goes as the bookmakers predict and MAD Lions beat Envy, they will go on to meet a losing side from a duel between fnatic and OG or MIBR.

MAD Lions Team Stats and Latest Results

MAD Lions defeated AGF, Apeks, and HAVU to make it to the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown, but then didn’t play well there and lost to Liquid in the first round, even though they had a 1-0 lead. The Danes also disappointed at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe where they ended in a low 9th position, while they reached the playoffs at this tournament 2 thanks to wins over Dignitas and fnatic, but dropped to the Lower bracket after losing to Virtus.pro. MAD Lions won eight of the previous 14 matches.

In the last three months, MAD Lions were strong on Nuke (71.4% win rate), Vertigo (60.0%), and Overpass (60.0%), while they failed to get a victory on Dust2 (played once) and failed to impress on Mirage (33.3%) and Train (33.3%). MAD Lions assembled its current lineup since October 2020 and appeared on 34 maps with a record of 18 wins and 16 losses. The team members are HooXi (0.97 rating), acoR (1.18), refresh (1.17), sjuush (1.07), and roeJ (1.05).

Envy Team Stats and Latest Results

Envy got an invitation for the Flashpoint 2 as one of the founding teams, or else, they would find it hard to qualify for it. However, they weren’t bad thus far despite losing the first two matches to forZe and MIBR as both defeats came in a maximum of three maps. They bounced back with a 2-1 win over Gen.G before losing to BIG in the previous round.

During that four-game span, Envy was invincible on Dust2 (played three times) and Overpass (played once), while they were winless on Train (played once), Inferno (played once), and Mirage (played twice). Envy’s current squad is assembled in November 2020 and appeared on 12 maps with a record of five wins and seven losses. The lineup is made of LEGIJA (0.81), MICHU (1.05), Calyx (1.19), Nifty (0.97), and Thomas (0.92).

MAD Lions vs. Envy H2H Record

These rivals have never met before.

MAD Lions vs. Envy Betting Preview

Envy displayed encouraging performances at this tournament and I reckon they have been a pleasant surprise, but I think this is the end of the road for them at the Flashpoint 2. I wouldn’t be surprised if they manage to get a map on Wednesday after they did it in all three defeats, but that should be their maximum against MAD Lions. Anyway, if you prefer betting on totals more than backing the winner, you can try with Over 2.5 Maps. I am going with MAD Lions.

The Pick:MAD Lions to win (-213 @1XBet)