1WIN vs. Finest Preview & Prediction- Free 3/29 CS: GO

The opponents will clash at the upper bracket quarter-final in the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe this Tuesday. The winner of this duel will advance to the upper semi-finals while the losing team will be dropped to the lower bracket. The prize pool adds up to $50,000. All matches take the best-of-three series except for the grand final which is a best-of-five.

1WIN Team Stats and Latest Results

1WIN is ranked #45 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. The Russian team finished 5-6th at the ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe and was awarded $2,500 plus a spot at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament. They managed 2 wins from their 3 rounds at the group stage to book a spot in the playoffs. The team’s last match took place at the PC tournament on February 24 and they lost to the forZe with a score of 2:0. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 16-18th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1, 1-2nd at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2 Regionals, and 9-12th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2. The team won 7 out of their last 10 games and currently has a win rate of 55.6%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Dust2 (75.0%-win rate), Nuke (71.4%), Ancient (60.0%), and Overpass (57.1%). On the flip-side, the team failed to impress on Vertigo (44.4%) and Mirage (30.0%). They have a line-up that consists of TRAVIS (1.10 player rating), deko (1.25), flamie (1.00), fostar (0.95), and glowiing (1.13).

Finest Team Stats and Latest Results

Finest ranks #54 in the world ranking. The Swedish team won all their first matches in the group stage of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament and advanced to the playoffs where they will play 1WIN at the Upper Bracket (opening round) this Tuesday. They finished 17-24th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6, 16-18th at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022, and 13-15th at the Pinnacle Cup III. Finest has managed a win rate of 43.5% over the last 3 months and won 4 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months indicate that their best-played cards are Mirage (100.0%-win rate), Nuke (100.0%), and Overpass (54.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (40.0%), Inferno (36.4%), Dust2 (28.6%), and Vertigo (14.3%). The team’s line-up consists of twist (0.92 player rating), PlesseN (1.13), kreaz (1.06), shokz (1.08), and anarkez (1.14).

1WIN vs. Finest H2H Record

The rivals have never met in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

1WIN vs. Finest Betting Preview

Finest seems to be struggling at the moment because they lost their last 2 matches while 1WIN has a 1-match losing streak. A similar performance has been reflected in their win rate over the past 3 months because 1WIN leads with a 55.6% against Finest’s 43.5%. When we consider their performance on the maps, there is no doubt that 1WIN is the better side. The Russian team leads in 5 cards while Finest has shown a better performance on 2 maps.

The Pick: 1WIN to win.