EC Kyiv vs fnatic Rising Preview & Prediction - Free 11/29 CS: GO

EC Kyiv and fnatic Rising will cross paths at stage 1 (round of 32) in the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4 tournament. The winner of this encounter will advance to the round of 16. The prize pool of this tournament adds up to $50,000.

EC Kyiv Team Stats and Latest Results

EC Kyiv is seeded as the 56th team in the world ranking. They are currently on a 1 game winning streak and hold a 55.9%-win rate. The Ukrainian team recently finished 3rd at the IESF World Championship 2021 and were awarded $4,000. At the same time, they are part of the ongoing LEGION UPEA Ukrainian Championship 2021 Finals and have defeated FL4MUS (2:0). They also finished 13-15th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 and 3-5th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 Region. The team’s performance in the last 8 matches shows that they won 5 matches and experienced 3 defeats.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (68.4%), Dust2 (58.3%), and Vertigo (58.3%) but failed to show a decent performance on Mirage (50.0%), Ancient (50.0%), and Overpass (30.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of byr9 (1.10), Smash (104), s4 (1.12), amster (0.99), and uQlutzavr (1.02).

fnatic Rising Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Rising is ranked 124th team in the world ranking. Other than the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4, they are also part of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regionals where they have won 1 and lost 1 game. They finished 5th at the Weplay Academy League Season 2 and were awarded $6,000. The team finished 3rd at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals and received $15,000. Considering their last 8 matches, the team won 4 matches and holds a win rate of 45.5%.

Considering their map win statistics over the last 3 months, the team has been impressive on Dust2 (100.0%), Inferno (66.7%), and Ancient (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%), Overpass (50.0%), Vertigo (28.6%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team has a roster that consists of Kevve (1.09), kst (1.05), Peppzor (1.02), regali (1.17), and Banjo (1.03).

EC Kyiv vs fnatic Rising H2H Record

The opponents had no previous encounters, and this will be their first H2H record.

EC Kyiv vs fnatic Rising Betting Preview

EC Kyiv won five out of their last eight games and has a better win rate (55.9%) while the opponents managed 4 wins from their last 8 matches. Moreover, EC Kyiv has a decent map record on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Vertigo while fnatic Rising only leads in 3 maps. Based on these stats, there is no doubt that EC Kyiv has an advantage and will win.

The Pick: EC Kyiv to win.