TheDice vs. ex-Marlian, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/18 CS: GO

The LEGION UPEA Ukrainian Cup 2021 Finals is a single-elimination tournament that involves 4 teams. TheDice and ex-Marlian have been invited to the semi-finals this Friday. ex-Marlian is favorite to progress to the grand finals and battle for the top prize of $5,550.

TheDice Team Stats and Latest Results

TheDice is currently ranked 152nd on the global rankings. They have experienced a cold and hot season because they were in position 155 in January, improved to position 74, then dropped again to position 152. They have also been involved in several tournaments where they have also shown mixed results. At the Snow Sweet Snow 1 Regionals, they failed to progress to the playoffs after losing 2 out of their 3 matches. They finished 3rd at the Fantasyexpo Spring Cup 2021 France Closed Qualifier, and second at the ESL National Championship France Spring 2021 where they were awarded $3,022. Considering the last 8 matches, the French team has won 2 matches and lost 6 matches. The team has a win rate of 33.3%.

Map statistics show that over the last 3 months, they have managed to achieve an average performance on Inferno (50.0%). On the other hand, there hasn’t been a good show on Dust2 (25.0%), Nuke (25.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). The lineup consists of Malzera, XpG (0.92), Polox (0.91), nonick (0.97), and CamZ (0.93).

ex-Marlian Team Stats and Latest Results

ex-Marlian is currently ranked 44th in the global rankings. They have registered an impressive performance over the last 2 months, having moved from position 261 in April to the top 50 in the global rankings. At the same time, the Ukrainian team has been involved in some tourneys where they have performed exceptionally well. At the EPIC League CIS 2021, they finished 9-11th. They were also part of the European Development Championship 4 Closed Qualifier, ESEA Spring 2021 Cash Cup 6 Europe, and StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 Open Qualifier 1 where they progressed to the semi-finals. The current form indicates that they have won 6 matches from their 8 previous matchups. They have a win rate of 55.6%.

Over the last 3 months, ex-Marlian has never lost a game on Inferno (100.0%), Train (100.0%), and Ancient (100.0%). At the same time, they displayed impressive results on Nuke (66.7%) and Dust2 (66.7%). There wasn’t a good performance on Mirage (25.0%) and Overpass (0.0%). The Ukrainian team has a relatively new team that has featured in only 17 maps. The lineup consists of nat1ve (1.18), kr1vda (1.01), OWNER (1.10), Hkta (0.95), and r1nkle (1.24).

TheDice vs. ex-Marlian H2H Record

Head-to-head stats shows that both teams have never met in any tournament and this will be their first encounter.

TheDice vs. ex-Marlian Betting Preview

ex-Marlian is a better team to progress to the grand final, majorly because of their quality lineup, better map statistics, and better rankings. With a 33.3% win rate, TheDice doesn’t have a chance to qualify.

The Pick: ex-Marlian to win