SKADE vs. Fiend, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/12 CS: GO

The opponents will clash at the Playoffs Round 1 in the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 this Tuesday. The winner of this game will advance to the quarters to play with BIG while the loser will exit the tournament.

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE Team is ranked 21st in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 26 weeks. The Bulgarian team had an excellent performance at the group stage of Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 by winning their first 3 matches. They defeated Apeks (2-0), GORILLAZ (2-0), and DBL PONEY (2-0). Considering their performance in other tournaments, they finished 15-16th at the ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe and 9-12th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 3. They are also part of the ongoing Pinnacle Fall Series 2 and won their first match against Eternal Fire (2-0). Out of their last 8 matches, SKADE won 4 matches and has a win rate of 63.0%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Mirage (78.9%), Overpass (70.0%), Inferno (64.7%), and Dust2 (61.9%). They attained an average win rate on Vertigo (50.0%) and Nuke (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (36.4%). They have a line-up that consists of SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.13), KalubeR (1.01), Duplicate (1.00), and Rainwaker (1.11).

Fiend Team Stats and Latest Results

Fiend is ranked 25th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 67 weeks. Fiend was part of the teams that qualified for the playoffs at the last minute. The Bulgarian team lost 2 matches and won 3, including their last round against Young Ninjas (2-0). By this time, they are also part of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021, REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 2, and V4 Future Sports Festival 2021 International Cup. They finished 8th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe and were awarded $4,500 plus 1406 RMR Points. Out of their last 8 games, they won 5 and have a win rate of 61.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team showed a decent performance on Dust2 (82.4%), Ancient (75.0%), Mirage (70.8%), and Inferno (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to give a decent performance on Nuke (31.2%) and Overpass (28.6%). They have used 1 line-up since June that includes bubble (0.99), v1c7oR (1.06), dream3r (1.15), REDSTAR (1.14), and h4rn (1.16).

SKADE vs. Fiend H2H Record

Head-to-head meetings show 7 matches between the opponents. SKADE has won in 4 matches while Fiend has 3 wins. They met recently at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe and SKADE won 1-0.

SKADE vs. Fiend Betting Preview

I am psyched up about this matchup because both sides have displayed above-average performance over the last 3 months. This is reflected in their win rate and their performance over the last 8 matches. SKADE displayed an excellent performance at the group stage of the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 while Fiend struggled to make it to the playoffs. Considering their performance on the maps, SKADE has an advantage on 5 maps while Fiend leads on 2 maps. For this reason, we believe SKADE is the better side to win.

The Pick: SKADE to win.