Entropiq vs. SAW Preview & Prediction- Free 3/29 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the upper bracket quarter-final in the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament this Tuesday. This is an online event powered by ESEA and provides a prize pool that adds up to $50,000. The playoff is played in a double-elimination bracket format with all matches taking the best-of-three except the grand final which is a best-of-five.

Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results

Entropiq is ranked #12 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 59 weeks. The team won all their first 2 matches in the group stage of the ongoing ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament and automatically progressed to the playoffs. Their last match took place at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 tournament on March 23 and they lost to ECSTATIC with a score of 2:1. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In, 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2, and 5-8th at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021. The Czech team won 6 out of their last 10 matches and hold a win rate of 64.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive win rate on Ancient (72.7%), Nuke (66.7%), Mirage (62.5%), Dust2 (57.1%), and Overpass (54.5%). The team managed an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%). They have a roster that consists of Forester (1.11 player rating), El1an (1.18), Krad (1.04), NickelBack (1.03), and Lack1 (1.00).

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW currently ranks #42 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The Portuguese team was invited to this tournament based on their performance at the Premier S39 Europe Relegation. In the group stage of ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe, they defeated SKADE twice but lost to Finest with a score of 1:2. Their last match took place at the OMEN tournament on March 26 and they lost to Falcons Esports with a score of 0:2. They finished 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3, 9-12th at the Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022, and 3-4th at the OMEN WGR European Challenge 2022. Their win rate over the last 3 months stands at 61.3%. Meanwhile, they won 7 out of their last 10 games.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that their best-played cards are Nuke (69.2%-win rate), Ancient (63.6%), Inferno (57.1%), Vertigo (55.6%), and Dust2 (54.5%). On the flip side, their performance was dismal on Overpass (33.3%). Their line-up includes MUTiRiS (1.07 player rating), rmn (1.05), JUST (1.07), stadodo (1.09), and arki (0.96).

Entropiq vs. SAW H2H Record

Head-to-head has 5 meetings between the rivals Entropiq (formerly ex-Winstrike) has an advantage of 4 wins. Their last encounter was at the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 1 on April 22, 2021, and ex-Winstrike won with a score of 1:0.

Entropiq vs. SAW Betting Preview

Entropiq has been impressive over the last 3 months and attained a win rate of 64.0%. A comparison of their performance on the maps indicates that Entropiq has an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Overpass, and Ancient while SAW leads on Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass. Additionally, won their first 2 matches in the group stage of the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe tournament while SAW has to play 3 matches to advance to the playoffs. Therefore, we believe Entropiq will win.

The Pick: Entropiq to win.