SKADE vs. Entropiq, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/14 CS: GO

The opponents will meet at Playoffs round 1 of the Pinnacle Cup II tournament. We expect an adrenaline-filled match because only one team will progress to the next round.

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE is ranked 25th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 14 weeks. They were invited to the Pinnacle Cup II tournament in stage 2 where they finished fifth. They won 3 out of their 4 matches at stage 2 of the Pinnacle Cup II. Here, SKADE defeated 100PG (2-1), mouz NXT (2-0), and HAVU (2-0). They lost to Endpoint (2-0). Considering previous tournaments, the Bulgarian team finished 2nd at the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 and was awarded $14,000. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 5 and lost 3 matches. Their win rate stands at 62.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (79.3%), Mirage (66.7%), Vertigo (62.5%), Train (62.1%), Overpass (59.0%), and Dust2 (56.2%). Nevertheless, they failed to impress on Nuke (40.0%) and Ancient (37.5%). They have maintained one lineup since January that consists of SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.13), Duplicate (1.01), Rainwaker (1.12), and oxygeN (1.00).

Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results

Entropiq is ranked 16th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. They were invited to the Pinnacle Cup II tournament at stage 2. At the second stage, Entropiq managed to win 3 out of their 5 matches. They defeated 100PG, DBL PONEY, and HAVU but failed to get a single map when they met mouz NXT and ENCE. The team won Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 2 in June, European Development Championship 4 in June, then finished second at the recently concluded Spring Sweet Spring 3. Considering their last 8 matches, the Russian team won 4 matches and lost 4. They have a win rate of 66.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that the team displayed an impressive performance on Nuke (77.8%), Dust2 (63.6%), Overpass (63.3%), and Mirage (57.1%). On the other hand, they had a below-average display on Vertigo (47.1%), Train (33.3%), Ancient (25.0%), and Inferno (0.0%). They have a relatively new squad that has played for 2 months. Their lineup includes NickelBack (1.04), Krad (1.04), Lack1 (1.01), El1an (1.23), and Forester (1.11).

SKADE vs. Entropiq H2H Record

Head-to-head stats indicate that the two sides have met in 5 tournaments and Entropiq managed to take 3 wins. Their last meeting was at the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 which went for two rounds and SKADE won.

SKADE vs. Entropiq Betting Preview

This is a very tight matchup because both teams are among the top 30 in the global ranking. At the same time, SKADE has a win rate of 62.0% while Entropiq has 66.0%. Considering their map performance, Entropiq has a better performance on Dust2, Nuke, and Overpass while SKADE has a better performance on Ancient, Vertigo, Inferno, and Mirage. In such matches, we avoid the winner prediction and go for under 2.5 bet that is also lucrative.

The Pick: Under 2.5