Movistar Riders vs. Wygers, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/31 CS:GO

Movistar Riders are absolute favorites in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Wygers in the opening semi-final match of the ESL Masters CS:GO Season 8 on Saturday. The winner of this duel will meet the better side of a clash between sAw and ZEROZONE.

Movistar Riders Team Stats and Latest Results

Movistar Riders were on a two-game winning run before they lost to HellRaisers at the LOOT.BET Season 8, after which they made a one-week break. They returned to the CS:GO tour with a convincing 2-0 victory over Apeks at the Cyber. Bet Golden League 2020, and are firm favorites in this clash with Wygers. Movistar Riders won nine of the previous 16 matches.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Movistar Riders were decent on Overpass (63.6% win rate), Mirage (60.0%), and Train (55.6%), while they didn’t impress on Vertigo (33.3%) and Inferno (40.0%). Since August 2020, Movistar Riders are playing with the same lineup that appeared on 48 maps with a record of 25 wins and 23 losses. The lineup consists of steel (0.91 rating), larsen (1.02), alex (1.08), mopoz (1.01), and shokz (1.11).

Wygers Team Stats and Latest Results

Wygers is one of the youngest teams in the CS:GO tour as they appeared on only ten matches so far, and they recorded the first-ever victory over ZEROZONE at the La Copa 2020 in late September. They played just one game since, and it was a loss to sAw also at La Copa 2020, after which they didn’t play for 25 days. Wygers is an absolute underdog in this encounter and nobody expects them to make an upset.

In the previous three months, Wygers won the only appearance on Dust2 and was average on Inferno, while they failed to get a victory on Overpass (played four times) and Train (played once). Wygers is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 11 maps with a record of three wins and eight losses. The team members are SOKER (0.91), DeathZz (0.96), Ar4gorN (0.92), OMG (0.98), and SunPayus (1.03).

Movistar Riders vs. Wygers H2H Record

Although Wygers is a new team, they already met Movistar Riders before, and Movistar Riders won that duel at the One Tap League 2020 Cup 5 when they were better on Train 16-10.

Movistar Riders vs. Wygers Betting Preview

Movistar Riders are a more experienced side and I am backing them to get a win here, not only they won the only H2H match. I have no doubts they will meet sAw in the Grand final of this tournament, and there is no way Wygers will stop them. Although backing the favorites to cover -1.5 handicap has sense here, I am going to be cautious and I’ll back them to get a straight win.

The Pick: Movistar Riders to win (-714 @PINNACLE)