ENCE vs. Entropiq Preview & Prediction- Free 3/04 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the quarter-final of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament this Friday. The prize pool of this event adds up to $100,000 and the best team will be awarded $50,000. Playoffs are played in single-elimination best-of-three series. The winner of this matchup will advance to the next stage while the loser will be eliminated.

ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results

ENCE is ranked 15th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 50 weeks. The team got a playoff invite to the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament and will be playing their first match at the quarters. Over the last 3 months, the European team has attained a win rate of 40.0% and won 4 out of their last 8 matches. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 5-6th at the DreamHack Open November 2021, 13-16th at the IEM Winter 2021, and 2nd at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Nuke (75.0%) and Mirage (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (40.0%) and Ancient (16.7%). The team’s roster consists of dycha (1.10 player rating), hades (1.11), Snappi (0.99), Spinx (1.14), and Maden (0.98).

Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results

Entropiq is currently ranked 11th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 56 weeks. The Russian team won 3 out of their 4 matches at the group stage of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament and advanced to the playoffs. They featured at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2 and were eliminated at the group stage after winning only 1 out of their 4 matches. They also finished 2nd at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals and 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In. Entropiq has won 5 out of their last 8 matches and has a win rate of 63.6%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an impressive performance on Nuke (77.8%-win rate), Ancient (76.2%), Overpass (57.1%), and Mirage (53.8%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Vertigo (36.4%) and Dust2 (28.6%). They have a line-up that consists of El1an (1.19), Krad (1.04), NickelBack (1.03), Forester (1.11), and Lack1 (1.00).

ENCE vs. Entropiq H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 4 meetings between the opponents and both sides have won twice. Their last encounter was at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In about 2 weeks ago and ENCE won 1:0.

ENCE vs. Entropiq Betting Preview

We believe Entropiq is the better team to win this matchup. They are coming to this game on a 63.6%-win rate and also have a better roster than ENCE. At the same time, ENCE leads on 4 maps while the opponent has an advantage in only 2 cards. Therefore, we would advise bettors to place a win for Entropiq.

The Pick: Entropiq to win.