BIG vs. Movistar Riders Preview & Prediction- Free 2/15 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths at the upper bracket round of 16 in the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In. The 2022 IEM Katowice is one of the biggest and most awaited events in the professional scene of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The Play-In is played in a double-elimination bracket, and opening matches are played in the best-of-one series, while the following series are best-of-three. The winner of this duel will progress to the upper quarter-finals.
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG is ranked 11th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 131 weeks. The German team recently finished 4-6th at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 and were awarded $17,500 plus a spot at the upcoming Spring Final. They also finished 3rd at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals and received $15,000. Considering their performance in other tourneys, they finished 7-8th at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021 and 9-12th at the IEM Winter 2021. In the last 8 matches, they won 4 games and currently hold a win rate of 45.0%.
Map performance in the last 3 months indicates that the team attained a decent win rate on Overpass (60.0%) and Dust2 (54.5%) but failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), Mirage (44.4%), Nuke (25.0%), and Ancient (25.0%). BIG’s current line-up consists of tabseN (1.14), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.13), faveN (1.03), and k1to (0.99).
Movistar Riders Team Stats and Latest Results
Movistar Riders is ranked 23rd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 19 weeks. The Spanish team has attained a win rate of 50.0% over the last 3 months and won 3 out of their last 8 matches. They featured at the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021 and received $11,451 for finishing 5-6th. The team also won the ESL Masters Spain Season 10 Finals in November 2021 and came 5-6th at the recently concluded ESL Challenger February 2022.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that Movistar Riders displayed an excellent performance on Inferno (100.0%), Nuke (66.7%), and Vertigo (66.7%). They had an average win rate on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Mirage (0.0%) and Ancient (0.0%). The team roster includes alex (1.08), mopoz (1.06), DeathZz (1.02), SunPayus (1.16), and dav1g (0.89).
BIG vs. Movistar Riders H2H Record
Head-to-head has 7 meetings between the opponents. So far, BIG has won in 4 meetings while Movistar Riders has 3 wins against the opponents. Their last encounter was at the StarSeries i-League Season 8 Europe Qualifier in 2019 and BIG (formerly Sprout) won 2:1.
BIG vs. Movistar Riders Betting Preview
BIG is the favorite to win this matchup based on the fact that they have a better position in the world ranking and have performed better on the maps. At the moment, BIG leads on Dust2, Mirage, Overpass, and Ancient while Movistar Riders has an advantage on Inferno, Nuke, and Vertigo. Therefore, it would be safe to go with a win for the German side.
The Pick: BIG to win.
