9z Academy vs. ex-Ceará Preview & Prediction-Free 12/10 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the semi-finals of the Nissei Arena Cup 2021 tournament this Friday. The winner of this match will advance to the grand final while the loser will exit the tournament. The best team will receive $3,000.

9z Academy Team Stats and Latest Results

9z Academy is ranked 177th in the world ranking. The team is coming to this tournament as an AR Qualifier. They finished 12-14th at the La Liga Pro DIRECTV 2021 Apertura South, 5-8th at the La Liga Pro 2021 Clausura South, won the Redragon Latam Series 2021 Season 2 Southern Cone, and finished second at the Redragon Latam Series 2021 Super Cup. Considering their performance in the last 8 games, they won 4 matches and hold a win rate of 50.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Vertigo (66.7%), and Dust2 (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to show a decent performance on Overpass (50.0%), Ancient (50.0%), and Nuke (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of KAISER (1.11), relentless (0.98), buda (1.12), righi (0.95), and mt1 (1.02).

ex-Ceará Team Stats and Latest Results

ex-Ceará is ranked 165th in the world ranking. The Brazilian team is coming to this tournament as an average team because they won 4 out of their last 8 games and have a win rate of 50.0%. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the Liga Talents 2021, 5-6th at the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A October Cup, and 2nd at the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 South America Open Qualifier 2.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%) and Inferno (66.7%). They managed an average win rate on Dust2 (50.0%) and Mirage (50.0%) but performed dismally on Nuke (33.3%) and Overpass (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of SKip (0.80), lineko (1.09), naitte (1.06), supLex (1.19), and koala (0.93).

9z Academy vs. ex-Ceará H2H Record

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

9z Academy vs. ex-Ceará Betting Preview

9z Academy lost their last 2 matches while ex-Ceará is coming to this tournament on a 2-match win streak. 9z Academy has shown impressive stats on the maps and also has a relatively better line-up. Therefore, we are predicting a win for 9z Academy.

The Pick: 9z Academy to win.