Sharks vs. Cruzeiro, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/25 CS: GO

After finishing second at the CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 2, Sharks team comes back to clash with Cruzeiro at the CBCS Retake Series Season 2. Cruzeiro will debut at the CBCS tournaments. In this match, Sharks is the favourite to win.

Sharks Stats and Latest Results

Sharks is ranked 62nd on the global ranking. They displayed an excellent performance at the CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 2 where they reached the finals but lost to Bravos (2-1). Here, they were awarded $3,000 plus 1875 RMR Points. They were also part of the Aorus League 2021 Season 3 Brazil and finished 3-4th. At the Domination League Season 2, they defeated Ambush (2-0) but lost to MAD Lions (1-2), KHAN (0-2), and EC Kyiv (1-2). As a result, they finished 12-14th. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and have a win rate of 54.5%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that they have been impressive on Inferno (77.8%) and Dust2 (71.4%). They had an average win rate on Vertigo (50.0%) and Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (42.9%), Nuke (33.3%), and Mirage (20.0%). Their line-up consists of jnt (1.02), pancc (1.06), realziN (1.01), Lucaozy (1.15), and zevy (1.18).

Cruzeiro Stats and Latest Results

Cruzeiro is ranked 156th on the global ranking. They played the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A June Cup which ended in July and finished 4th after winning 2 out of their 4 matches. At the same time, they were part of the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie S Season 1 where they defeated Jaguares (16:5) and ex-Durany (16: 11) but lost to Paquetá (0-2). Out of their last 8 games, they won 4 and lost 4 matches. Their win rate stands at 57.1%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (100.0%), Inferno (75.0%), and Dust2 (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to win any match on Overpass (0.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). They have used one squad since June that consists of short (1.00), Ikki (0.97), netox (0.94), pigo (1.09), and SaNt0S (0.99).

Sharks vs. Cruzeiro H2H Record

Both teams have never met in any tournament and this will be their first head-to-head meeting.

Sharks vs. Cruzeiro Betting Preview

In this match, Sharks is the better side to win this matchup based on the fact that they have a better ranking and better line-up. Map stats shows that they lead on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, Vertigo, and Ancient. For this reason, we are predicting a win for Sharks.

The Pick: Sharks to win.