ENCE vs. Heroic Preview & Prediction- Free 4/29 CS: GO

ENCE and Heroic will cross paths at the semi-final of the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe tournament this Friday. This is a global circuit of events that deliver elite-level Counter-Strike and world-class entertainment for everyone. The prize pool of this event adds up to $67,500 and the playoff matches are played in a single-elimination best-of-three series. The winner of this duel will advance to the grand final as the loser is eliminated.

ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results

ENCE is ranked #5 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 58 weeks. The Finnish team was invited to this tournament based on its performance at the FantasyExpo EU Champions Spring 2022 - BLAST Premier Qualifier. So far, they have defeated Copenhagen Flames (2:1) and are 1 win away from the grand final. Considering their performance in other tournaments, they finished 5-8th at the Pinnacle Cup III, 2nd at the ESL Pro League Season 15, and 4th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 66.7% and won 7 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Nuke (85.7%), Dust2 (75.0%), Ancient (61.5%), Overpass (58.3%), and Mirage (55.0%). They failed to attain an average win rate on Vertigo (44.4%). Their current line-up consists of dycha (1.10 player rating), hades (1.12), Snappi (0.99), Spinx (1.14), and Maden (1.01).

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

Heroic ranks #4 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 106 weeks. At the ongoing BLAST tournament, the team has defeated NKT (2:0) in the quarter-finals and hopes to defeat ENCE in the Semis for a spot in the grand final. The Danish team finished 3-4th at the IEM Katowice 2022 and was awarded $80,000. At the same time, they won Pinnacle Winter Series 3 which ended on March 16, 2022, and finished 9-12th at the ESL Pro League Season 15. The team attained a win rate of 77.8% over the past 3 months and won 8 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Inferno (83.3%), Vertigo (83.3%), Nuke (75.0%), Overpass (75.0%), and Mirage (66.7%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Ancient (25.0%). Their current line-up has cadiaN (1.09 player rating), refrezh (1.04), stavn (1.13), TeSeS (1.10), and sjuush (1.06).

ENCE vs. Heroic H2H Record

Head-to-head has 8 meetings between the rivals and both sides have won 4 times. Their last encounter was at the ESL Pro League Season 14 tournament on August 19, 2021, and Heroic won 2:1.

ENCE vs. Heroic Betting Preview

Both teams are among the top 5 in the global rankings and this means we should expect an entertaining matchup. Heroic is coming for this game on a 4-match win stream and has an advantage on 4 maps. On the other hand, ENCE leads o 3 maps and also displayed impressive performances in their last events. Therefore, we believe Heroic is the better side but we should expect ENCE to fight back and take 1 card.

The Pick: Heroic to win.