Strife vs. RBG Preview & Prediction - Free 12/05 CS: GO

Strife vs. RBG Preview & Prediction - Free 12/05 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 39 North America this Monday. So far, Strife has won 1 out of their 3 matches while RBG has played 4 matches at the group stage and won 2 of them. The overall winner in this tourney will be awarded $20,000 plus a spot at the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference.

Strife Team Stats and Latest Results

Strife is ranked 85th in the world ranking. At the group stage of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 39 North America, the team defeated Detonate (2:0) but lost to Springroll (1:2) and TeamOne (0:2). At the previous ESEA Premier Season 38 North America, they were eliminated by Party Astronauts (2:1) at the Lower final. Meanwhile, the team was part of the iBUYPOWER Mythic Masters Winter 2021 Open Qualifier and finished 2nd. Considering their last 8 matches, they won 2 matches and hold a win rate of 37.9%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%), and Dust2 (66.7%) but failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Nuke (40.0%), Overpass (33.3%), Vertigo (28.6%), and Inferno (20.0%). Their line-up consists of brett (0.84), stamina (0.95), J0LZ (1.06), SATURN (0.99), and SLIGHT (1.05).

RBG Team Stats and Latest Results

RBG is ranked 66th in the world ranking. The team lost their last 3 matches and is coming to this game with high expectations to turn things around. At the group stage of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 39 North America, they defeated Detonate (2:0) and ATK (2:1) but lost to Springroll (0:2) and Party Astronauts (0:2). Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 4th at the ESEA Autumn 2021 Cash Cup 3 North America, 7-8th at the iBUYPOWER Mythic Masters Winter 2021, and 13-16th at the ESL Pro League Season 15 Conference. They won 3 out of their last 8 games and have a win rate of 51.2%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Inferno (75.0%), Overpass (71.4%), and Mirage (52.9%). On the flip-side, they failed to show a decent win rate on Dust2 (42.9%), Nuke (29.4%), and Vertigo (27.3%). They have maintained 1 line-up for the last 3 months that consists of Walco (1.01), wiz (1.01), HexT (1.08), chop (1.02), and jitter (1.01).

Strife vs. RBG H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics between the opponents show 2 meetings and RBG won in all the encounters. Their last H2H clash was at the ESEA Autumn 2021 Cash Cup 5 North America in November 2021 and RBG won 2:1.

Strife vs. RBG Betting Preview

Recent performance shows that both sides are in bad shape. Strife lost their last 3 games while RBG failed to win any match in their last 4 games. Considering their performance on the maps, RBG seems to be the better side because they have a huge lead on Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass while Strife only managed an above-average win rate on Dust2 (67%-win rate). Hence, we are predicting a win for Strife.

The Pick: Strife to win.




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