SAW vs. OFFSET Preview & Prediction- Free 5/08 CS: GO

SAW vs. OFFSET Preview & Prediction- Free 5/08 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the Grand final of the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference Iberia Qualifier this Sunday. The winner of this duel will qualify for ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference Play-In. The match will be played in the best-of-three series.

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW is ranked #34 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The Portuguese team won 5 out of its last 10 games and has attained a win rate of 56.2% over the past 3 months. Considering the team’s performance over the past events, they finished 3-4th at the OMEN WGR European Challenge 2022, 3rd at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe, and 9-11th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A. Their last took place at the MLP tournament on April 25, 2022, and SAW defeated the Fourteen Esports with a score of 2:1.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Nuke (76.5%) and Vertigo (71.4%). They managed an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (42.9%), Dust2 (41.7%), and Overpass (28.6%). The team’s current line-up has stadodo (1.08 player rating), MUTiRiS (1.07), rmn (1.04), JUST (1.07), and arki (0.98).

OFFSET Team Stats and Latest Results

OFFSET is ranked #116 in the world ranking. The team’s last match took place at 2022 Master League Portugal Season 9 on April 20, 2022, and OFFSET defeated the GTZ Bulls Esports with a score of 2:1. Considering the team’s performance on the maps, they finished 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6, 3-4th at the RTP Arena Spring Cup 2022 - BLAST Premier Qualifier and 3-4th at the ESL Masters Spain Season 11. The team attained a win rate of 37.5% over the past 3 months and has won 6 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Dust2 (100.0%) and Nuke (66.7%). On the other hand, they were dismal on Inferno (25.0%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). Their line-up has Lr0z1n (0.94 player rating), shellzi (1.00), snapy (0.95), Shr (0.98), and Slaxx (1.08).

SAW vs. OFFSET H2H Record

Head-to-head has 8 meetings and SAW won in all the matches. Their last encounter was at the bracket of the 2022 ESL Masters Spain Season 11 on April 14, 2022, and SAW won 2:1.

SAW vs. OFFSET Betting Preview

OFFSET has only won 1 out of their last 5 matches while SAW lost its last 3 matches. Based on the available statistics, there is no doubt SAW is the best team and will win. SAW won in all their last 8 H2H encounters and also displayed impressive stats on the maps. SAW has an advantage on Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient.

The Pick: SAW to win.



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