Sharks vs. Paquetá, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/24 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the lower bracket-lower round 1 of the DreamHack Open September 2021 South America tournament this Friday. This means that both teams have been dropped from the upper bracket and we expect an interesting matchup.

Sharks Team Stats and Latest Results

Sharks Team is ranked 73rd on the world ranking. They qualified for this tournament after winning the DreamHack Open September 2021 South America Closed Qualifier and are therefore committed to making it to the finals despite their first loss against 9z (0-2). Meanwhile, they finished 2nd at the CBCS Elite League 2021 Season 2 and 3-4th at the Aorus League 2021 Season 3 Brazil. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and have a win rate of 57.1%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the Brazilian team has been impressive on Inferno (85.7%), Ancient (55.6%), and Dust2 (54.5%). They managed an average performance on Nuke (50.0%), Mirage (50.0%), and Overpass (50.0%) but failed to attain an average win rate on Vertigo (28.6%). Meanwhile, the team line-up consists of jnt (1.02), pancc (1.07), realziN (1.01), Lucaozy (1.14), and zevy (1.17).

Paquetá Team Stats and Latest Results

Paquetá is placed 59th on the world ranking. They lost to Bravos (1-2) at the upper bracket of the ongoing DreamHack Open September 2021 South America and were dropped to the lower bracket where they will meet Sharks. They finished second both at the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A August Cup and CBCS Retake Series 2021 Season 2. Meanwhile, Paquetá failed to qualify for the IEM Fall 2021 South America after finishing 4th at the Closed Qualifier. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 3 matches and holds a win rate of 63.0%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (72.2%), Overpass (63.2%), Ancient (60.0%), Dust2 (55.0%), and Nuke (52.0%). On the other hand, they attained an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%). The team line-up includes DeStiNy (1.11), iDk (1.01), KHTEX (1.01), nython (1.15), and dav1d (1.19).

Sharks vs. Paquetá H2H Record

Head-to-head stats have 5 meetings between the opponents. Paquetá has won in 3 events while Sharks holds 2 wins. Their last encounter was at the DreamHack Open September 2021 South America Closed Qualifier and Sharks won 2-1.

Sharks vs. Paquetá Betting Preview

I am psyched up about this match because both teams are in average form and it can go either way. Even though Sharks has won 5 out of their last 8 matches, they have failed to impress on Vertigo where they have a 33% win rate after 6 maps. On the other hand, Paquetá lost their last 3 matches but shows impressive stats on the maps, leading on Ancient, Vertigo, and Overpass. For this reason, we are predicting more than 2 maps in this match.

The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.