SAW vs. Movistar Riders, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/05 CS: GO

SAW and Movistar Riders will play their last match at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Europe tournament this Monday. Both teams failed to progress to the playoffs and will be fighting for 11th and 12th place.

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW is ranked 29th on the global rankings. The Portuguese team progressed to the ESEA Premier Season 37 Europe after finishing second at the Premier 36 where they were awarded $12,500. They were unlucky at the Premier 37 and lost 4 out of 8 matches at the group stage. They defeated BIG, Nemiga, ALTERNATE aTTaX, and Apeks. On the flip side, they lost to forZe, BLINK, LDLC, and Wisla Krakow. They were part of the LVP Unity Spring Cup 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier where they defeated Movistar Riders at the finals to take the top prize of $25,000 plus a spot at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021. They also won the recently concluded Master League Portugal VII. In the last 8 matches, SAW has won 4 matches and lost 4. The win rate stands at 55.9%.

Map statistics in the last 3 month shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (76.9%), Nuke (72.2%), Overpass (66.7%) and Vertigo (58.8%). They failed to impress on Ancient (37.5%), Dust2 (33.3%), Train (20.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team lineup consists of arki (0.98), MUTiRiS (1.08), rmn (1.03), JUST (1.07), and stadodo (1.10).

Movistar Riders Team Stats and Latest Results

Movistar Riders is ranked 59th on the world ranking. They qualified for the ESEA Premier Season 37 Europe after finishing second at the ESEA Premier Season 36 Europe Relegation. At Premier 37, they played 8 matches and lost 4. For that reason, they failed to progress to the playoffs. They defeated Izako Boars, Sangal, GamerLegion, and Sprout. They were not prepared when they played Anonymo, Sinners, AGO, and Endpoint. In April 2021, they displayed an impressive performance because within that month, they finished 1-2nd in both IEM Summer 2021 Open Qualifier 1, Flashpoint 3 Open Qualifier 1, and ESEA Premier Season 36 Europe Relegation. They won the ESL Masters Spain Season 9 in May and were awarded $7,149. In the last 8 matches, they have won 3 matches and lost 5. The European team has a win rate of 60.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (68.4%), Vertigo (66.7%), and Inferno (60.9%). There was an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%), Train (50.0%), and Ancient (50.0%). They lost 6 out of 13 matches on Nuke and achieved a 46.2% win rate. The team lineup consists of steel (0.98), alex (1.08), mopoz (1.05), smooya (1.23), and shokz (1.06).

SAW vs. Movistar Riders H2H Record

There have been 10 head-to-head meetings between the two sides and both sides have won 5 matches. The last meeting was at the ESL Masters Spain Season 9 in May and Movistar Riders won on Mirage and Vertigo.

SAW vs. Movistar Riders Betting Preview

Movistar Riders is the better side to win this match because they lead on Mirage, Overpass, and Vertigo. SAW leads in Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, and Ancient. Nevertheless, Movistar Riders has not selected Dust2 and Ancient. Other than the better performance on maps, Movistar Riders also has a higher win rate. For these reasons, we believe Movistar Riders will win.

The Pick: Movistar Riders to win.