Savage vs. HAVU Preview & Prediction- Free 2/24 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the Playoffs round 1 in the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament this Thursday. This tournament features teams from the Nordic region together with some notable teams in the world clashing and fighting for the $100,000 prize pool. Online Playoffs are played in single-elimination best-of-three series and the top 4 teams will advance and play for the LAN finals.

Savage Team Stats and Latest Results

Savage is ranked 47th in the world ranking. The Swedish team qualified for this tournament based on their performance at the regionals where they finished 1-2nd. They won their first 3 matches at the group stage and automatically advanced to the playoffs where they will be fighting HAVU this Thursday. Nevertheless, they failed to win any match at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 and finished 19-20th. The team has also won only 1 out of their 4 games at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 tournament. They have managed to win 2 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 51.7%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an excellent win rate on Mirage (75.0%), Ancient (71.4%), and Inferno (61.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Vertigo (40.0%), Dust2 (35.7%), and Overpass (30.0%). Their roster consists of PlesseN (1.13), dezon (1.00), draken (1.10), grux (1.04), and twist (1.00).

HAVU Team Stats and Latest Results

HAVU is currently ranked 70 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 16 weeks. The Finnish team is currently in bad shape because they have only won 3 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 33.3%. At the group stage of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021, the team won 3 out of their 5 rounds and advanced to the playoffs. Considering their past events, they finished 3-4th place at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2, 16-18th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 3, and 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows excellent performance on Dust2 (100.0%-win rate). They managed an average performance on Nuke (50.0%) and Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Mirage (33.3%), Overpass (33.3%), and Inferno (0.0%). The team roster consists of Sm1llee (0.93), sLowi (1.07), ottoNd (1.14), xseveN (1.11), and Aerial (1.13).

Savage vs. HAVU H2H Record

The opponents have only met once. They crossed paths at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 in October 2021 and won 2:0.

Savage vs. HAVU Betting Preview

Both teams seem to be on the downswing at the moment because Savage won 2 out of their last 8 games while HAVU has only managed 3 out of their last 8 matches. Nevertheless, a comparison of both teams’ performance on the maps and their win rate over the last 3 months shows that HAVU is the better side. HAVU leads on Dust2, Nuke, and Overpass. Besides, they won their last 2 matches while Savage lost their last 4 games.

The Pick: HAVU to win.