DBL PONEY vs. EC Brugge, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/18 CS: GO

DBL PONEY and EC Brugge meet for the fourth H2H at the European Development Championship 4 this Friday. Both teams look steady to start their journey at the tournament on a positive note.

DBL PONEY Team Stats and Latest Results

DBL PONEY has shown a good performance since March. They were positioned 68th in March and have since improved to position 24th. At the European Development Championship 3, they failed to progress to the playoffs after losing 2 out of their 3 games but they look steady to show a better performance on this series. On the positive side, they finished 3-4th at the ESEA Spring 2021 Cash Cup 4 Europe, 3-4th at the Flashpoint 3 Open Qualifier 3, and 1-2nd at the Flashpoint 3 Open Qualifier 4. Considering the last 8 matches, stats show that they won 3 matches and lost 5 matches. They have a 62.0% win rate.

Over the last 3 months, DBL PONEY has been impressive on Overpass (77.8%), Dust2 (72.7%), Nuke (67.7%), and Inferno (56.5%). There wasn’t an exciting performance on Train (42.9%) and Vertigo (31.2%). They have a relatively new lineup because one player was introduced to the team 11 days ago while the rest of the team was signed 3 months ago. The lineup consists of bodyy (1.07), Lucky (1.12), Djoko (1.04), Ex3rcice (1.61), afro (1.12).

EC Brugge Team Stats and Latest Results

EC Brugge is currently ranked 104th and is on the decline because they have lost 7 out of their 8 last matches. Despite the poor performance in recent weeks, EC Brugge showed impeccable performance in other tourneys. They finished second at the ESEA Spring 2021 Cash Cup 2 Europe, won Elite Series Spring Split 2021 in April, and Third at egend Series WTA 2021. They also won ESL Benelux Summer Championship 2021 and were awarded $4,838. They have a 41.2% win rate.

Considering map statistics over the last 3 months, EC Brugge has shown decent performance on Vertigo (61.5%) and Inferno (53.8%). There was an average execution of Mirage (50.0%) and below-average display on Train (45.5%), Dust2 (44.4%), Nuke (42.9%), and Ancient (0.0%). They have a relatively new team that consists of matty (1.06), Stev0se (1.03), simix (0.86), Necrogenes1s (1.01), and n0tice (0.98).

DBL PONEY vs. EC Brugge H2H Record

Both teams have met on 3 occasions, where DBL PONEY holds 2 maps while EC Brugge won on 1 map.

DBL PONEY vs. EC Brugge Betting Preview

DBL PONEY featured in the previous European Development Championships while EC Brugge didn’t. DBL PONEY has better stats on Dust2, Inferno, and Nuke. At the same time, they have a better lineup and rankings and this makes them a better team to win this matchup. Nevertheless, we can’t completely overwrite EC Brugge based on their performances in the previous tournaments. We expect them to win one map, therefore bettors should expect over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: DBL PONEY to win/ Over 2.5