Nexus vs. Budapest Five, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/10 CS: GO

The opponents will meet for the first round of the group stage this Friday. In this tournament, the winner will get a spot at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021. Only 4 out of the 8 teams will progress to the playoffs.

Nexus Team Stats and Latest Results

Nexus is ranked 80th on the global ranking. The Romanian team is coming to this tournament after an impressive performance at the ROPL Stars 2021 and European Nations Cup 2021. They won the ROPL Stars 2021 and were awarded $1,500 plus a chance to play TWR Eastern European Masters Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier. At the European Nations Cup 2021, they finished second and were awarded $1,000. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and have a win rate of 62.5%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Mirage (80.0%), Nuke (75.0%), Inferno (66.7%), and Dust2 (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (25.0%), Vertigo (25.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team line-up includes BTN (0.98), XELLOW (1.18), Blytz (1.07), mhN1 (1.03), and lauNX (1.07).

Budapest Five Team Stats and Latest Results

Budapest Five is ranked 85th on the global ranking. They are coming to this tournament after showing a deplorable performance at the European Development Championship 5. They lost all their matches at the group stage and finished 13-16th. Meanwhile, they won the TippmixPro Masters 2021 in July and received $5,500. Budapest Five was also part of the ESEA Advanced Season 37 Europe and finished 9-12th. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 4 matches and lost 4. Their win rate over the last 3 months stands at 45.8%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Ancient (66.7%), Dust2 (60.0%), and Mirage (56.2%). They managed an average win rate on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Overpass (40.0%) and Nuke (25.0%). The team line-up consists of fleav (1.08), coolio (0.95), kory (1.07), gabesson, and Aaron (0.71).

Nexus vs. Budapest Five H2H Record

Both teams have met on 1 occasion. They clashed at the BLAST Rising 2021 and Budapest Five won 2-0.

Nexus vs. Budapest Five Betting Preview

Nexus has quite impressive stats on Maps compared to Budapest Five. At the same time, they have a better win rate and better line-up. Nexus has a huge lead on Mirage, Inferno, and Nuke while Budapest Five has a better performance on Dust2, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. In this match, we are going with a win for Nexus.

The Pick: Nexus to win.