MIBR vs. Outsiders Preview & Prediction- Free 5/09 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the Swiss round 1 in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage tournament this Monday. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL taking place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. The tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The Challengers Stage is composed of 16 teams wherein the top eight teams will advance to the Legends Stage and the bottom eight will be eliminated. The upcoming matchup will be played in the best-of-one series.

MIBR Team Stats and Latest Results

MIBR is ranked #23 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 7 weeks. The Brazilian team qualified for this tournament based on their performance at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR. The team’s last match took place at the BLAST tournament on April 30, 2022, and MIBR lost to paiN Gaming with a score of 0:2. Considering their performance in past events, they won both the ESEA Spring 2022 Cash Cup 1 North America and ESL Challenger League Season 40 North America then finished 3-4th at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 North America. Over the past 3 months, the team has managed a win rate of 78.8% and managed 7 wins from their past 10 games.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Overpass (80.0%), Inferno (75.0%), Nuke (75.0%), Dust2 (68.4%), Vertigo (66.7%), and Ancient (66.7%). The team has a line-up that consists of chelo (1.17 player rating), exit (1.09), WOOD7 (1.03), JOTA (1.21), and Tuurtle (1.09).

Outsiders Team Stats and Latest Results

Outsiders is ranked #10 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 211 weeks. The team is currently on a 2-match win streak and has managed 6 wins from their past 10 matches. Their last match was at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A on April 20, 2022, and Outsiders defeated SAW with a score of 1:2. They were also part of the ESL Pro League Season 15 which ended on Apr 10th, 2022, and were awarded $17,500. Over the past 3 months, the team has managed a 50.0%-win rate.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show a decent performance on Inferno (66.7%-win rate) and Dust2 (57.1%). They were average on Overpass (50.0%) but dismal on Mirage (33.3%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of buster (0.91 player rating), Qikert (1.00), Jame (1.12), FL1T (1.09), and YEKINDAR (1.09).

MIBR vs. Outsiders H2H Record

The rivals have never crossed paths in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

MIBR vs. Outsiders Betting Preview

Both teams are currently among the top 30 teams in the world ranking. This means that we should expect an interesting matchup when they cross paths. At the moment, MIBR has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, Vertigo, and Ancient while Outsiders leads on Mirage. MIBR also has a better win rate than its rivals. Therefore, it would be safe to bet on MIBR.

The Pick: MIBR to win.