MAD Lions vs. OG Preview & Prediction - Free 8/26 CS:GO Betting Picks
MAD Lions and OG will meet in the Group A lower bracket semi-final Bo3 at the ESL One Cologne Europe (Online) tournament. This will be their second encounter, and MAD Lions leads 1-0 (Nuke 16-12 Train 16-12). The winner of this match is waiting for the better team from the other semi-final where Natus Vincere will face NiP.
MAD Lions are in desperate form, they lost seven of their last eight matches. In June, the Danes played well at the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Showdown tournament (finished fourth). After that, they recorded only defeats at the cs_summit 6 Europe Regional Qualifier, DreamHack Open Summer 2020 Europe, and IEM New York 2020 Europe Open Qualifier tournaments. In the opening round at the ESL One Cologne, Complexity beat MAD Lions on Overpass (16-3) and Nuke (22-20). In the last match, they won against mousesports quite convincingly, 16-5 on Vertigo and 16-4 on Nuke, and proceed through the Group A lower bracket. Rasmus "sjuush" Beck and Fredrik “roeJ” Jørgensen, stood out in that duel.
Beck has 49 kills, 109.9 ADR, and a rating of 1.81. Jørgensen has 41 kills, 115.1 ADR, and a rating of 1.78. Recently, Paweł "innocent" Mocek, joined the squad, but he played only five matches with the rest of the roster. MAD Lions are the twenty-fifth in the world and have a win rate of 40.0% in the last three months. They have a positive score on Vertigo 100.0% (2W 0L) and Nuke 66.7% (4W 2L). However, they did not record a single victory on Inferno 0.0% (0W 3L), and they are not so successful on Train 16.7% (1W 4L) and Overpass 25.0% (1W 3L). The Lions are currently playing at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 9 tournament as well.
OG played hot and cold this summer at the cs_summit 6 Europe tournament, where they finished third, and at the DreamHack Open Summer 2020 Europe tournament. They qualified for the IEM New York 2020 Europe tournament, where they will face the best teams from Europe at the beginning of October. In the Group A Upper bracket, quarter-final OG defeats NiP 2-1, but they lost in the semi-final against Sprout 2-1. Not even a great play by Mateusz “mantuu” Wilczewski 53 kill, 66.7 ADR, 75.3% KAST, and rating of 1.11 couldn't help OG to avoid defeat in that match. OG is ranked 13th in the world and has a win rate of 58.6% in the last three months. In that period, they have a positive score on Inferno (73.3%), Nuke (64.7%), and Dust2 (55.6%). They could do better on Mirage (43.8%), Train (43.8%), and Overpass (25.0%).
Pick: OG to win (-137 @OMG.BET)
OG is a better-ranked team and has a better form. Judging by the results of MAD Lyon lately, it seems that they have nothing to look for in this match. Considering the last duel, the Lions are improving their form; OG is playing their matches mainly on three maps. So I will suggest you bet on OG to win, but you can also try correct score MAD Lions vs. OG 1-2 (270 @Pinnacle).
