MIBR vs. Sharks Preview & Prediction-Free 12/17 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the Upper Bracket (opening round) of the CBCS Finals 2021 Play-In this Friday. The winner of this matchup will advance to the upper final while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket. The top 2 teams at this event will book a spot at the CBCS Finals 2021.

MIBR Team Stats and Latest Results

MIBR Team is ranked 57th in the world ranking. The team recently won the ESEA Advanced Season 39 North America and were awarded $7,000 plus a spot at the ESL Challenger League S40. At the same time, they finished 2nd at the Battle of Betway 2021, 5-6th at the ESEA Autumn 2021 Cash Cup 4 North America, and 3-4th at the iBUYPOWER Mythic Masters Winter 2021. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 6 games and hold a win rate of 46.4%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained an excellent performance on Dust2 (100.0%), Vertigo (66.7%), Inferno (60.0%), Ancient (60.0%), and Nuke (57.1%). They managed an average win rate on Tuscan (50.0%) but failed to impress on Cobblestone (33.3%), Overpass (25.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). Their line-up consists of exit (1.08), Tuurtle (1.13), chelo (1.44), WOOD7 (1.08), and JOTA (1.22).

Sharks Team Stats and Latest Results

Sharks is ranked 50th in the world ranking. The team is coming to this tournament after winning 4 out of their last 8 matches and a win rate of 47.8%. They displayed an impressive performance at the IEM Fall 2021 South America where they finished 2nd and were awarded $3,000 plus 2344 RMR Points. Considering the team’s performance in other tournaments, the team lost all their matches at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage and finished 15-16th. They also finished 9-12th at the ESL Pro League Season 15 Conference, 5-8th at the Exeedme Revolution 2021, and 5-8th at the BLAST Rising 2021 Latin America.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Mirage (75.0%) and Vertigo (55.6%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%), Ancient (50.0%), Dust2 (40.0%), and Inferno (37.5%). Their line-up consists of jnt (1.02), pancc (1.05), realziN (0.99), Lucaozy (1.16), and zevy (1.14).

MIBR vs. Sharks H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 10 meetings between the opponents. So far, both sides have won in 5 encounters. MIBR won in their last meeting when they crossed paths at the IEM Fall 2021 South America.

MIBR vs. Sharks Betting Preview

MIBR is currently on an upswing and won their last 4 matches. At the same time, MIBR won the ESEA Advanced Season 39 North America and were awarded $7,000. Considering their performance on the maps, Sharks has shown better performance on 1 map (Nuke) while MIBR leads on Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. Therefore, we would advise bettors to bet on a win for MIBR.

The Pick: MIBR to win.