MASONIC vs. forZe Preview & Prediction- Free 3/25 CS: GO

We are expecting an entertaining matchup when MASONIC and forZe meet at the upper bracket round of 16 in the ESEA Advanced Season 40 Europe tournament this Friday. This 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. The playoffs take a double-elimination best-of-three series, except for the grand final which is a best-of-five series.

MASONIC Team Stats and Latest Results

MASONIC is ranked #103 in the world ranking. The Danish team is currently on a 6-match win streak and has won 6 out of their last 10 games. Their last match took place at the EIS tournament on March 22 and they defeated Astralis Talent with a score of 0:2. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 15-16th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 Regionals, won the Dust2.dk League Cup Spring 2022, and also won the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Denmark Closed Qualifier. Considering their performance over the last 3 months, they attained a win rate of 50.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that their best-played cards are Overpass (100.0%-win rate), Inferno (100.0%), and Vertigo (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%), Ancient (0.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of Queenix (1.07 player rating), kraghen (1.02), notaN (1.04), Cabbi (1.08), and J3nsyy (1.08).

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe team is ranked #20 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 49 weeks. At the ongoing ESEA tournament, the team has defeated los kogutos (2:1) at the Upper Bracket (opening round). Their last achievement was at the Pinnacle Winter Series #2 tournament which ended on February 26, 2022. They won and were awarded $44,000 plus a spot at the upcoming LAN Sweet LAN 2022. Additionally, the team finished 5th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3 and 9-12th at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022. They won 8 out of their last 10 matches and hold a win rate of 76.2%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Overpass (100.0%-win rate), Inferno (81.8%), Mirage (71.4%), Ancient (66.7%), and Nuke (62.5%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%). The team’s current line-up consists of Jerry (1.07 player rating), zorte (1.14), shalfey (1.13), KENSI (1.07), and Norwi (1.00).

MASONIC vs. forZe H2H Record

Head-to-head has 3 meetings between the opponents and forZe has won in all the matches. Their last encounter was at the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp European RMR A: Open Qualifier 3 on March 04, 2022, and they won 1:0.

MASONIC vs. forZe Betting Preview

Even though forZe has won during their last 3 H2H encounters, MASONIC is coming to this meeting on a 5-match win streak. A comparison of both sides’ performance on the maps indicates that forZe leads on 6 cards while MASONIC has shown a better win rate in only 1 card. Both teams also have a stronger roster and for that reason, we should expect an interesting game. Since the match will be played on the best-of-three series, we are predicting 3 rounds as it can go either way.

The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.