Extra Salt vs. Triumph, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/22 CS: GO

Extra Salt and Triumph will clash at the group stage of the DreamHack Open September 2021 North America this Wednesday. Two teams from each of the 2 groups will advance to the playoffs. The winner will receive $35,000 plus a spot at the EPL S15 Conference.

Extra Salt Team Stats and Latest Results

Extra Salt Team is ranked 25th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams on the global ranking for 75 weeks. The North American team seems to be in impressive form because they won the DreamHack Open June 2021 North America in July, finished 3rd at the ESEA Summer 2021 Cash Cup 6 North America, and won the ESEA Summer 2021 Cash Cup 7 North America and received the top prize of $9,000. Meanwhile, they are part of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 38 North America and have won all their matches. Considering their last 8 matches, they have won 7 matches and have a win rate of 81.8%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (100.0%), Ancient (88.9%), Dust2 (75.0%), Vertigo (70.0%), Nuke (66.7%), and Inferno (55.6%). At the same time, they maintained an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%). The team line-up consists of Sonic (1.12), MarKE (1.10), JT (1.05), oSee (1.31), and FaNg (1.11).

Triumph Team Stats and Latest Results

Triumph Team is ranked 63rd on the global ranking. They are coming to this tournament after winning the ESEA Summer 2021 Cash Cup 6 North America in August and DreamHack Open September 2021 North America Closed Qualifier. At the same time, they finished 1-2nd at the IEM Fall 2021 North America Open Qualifier 2. At the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 38 North America, they have won 3 out of their 4 matches. In the last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and have a win rate of 62.5%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Nuke (100.0%), Dust2 (100.0%), Inferno (77.8%), and Overpass (75.0%). At the same time, they have an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%). The team line-up consists of xCeeD (1.12), hate (1.09), Bwills (1.14), cxzi (1.11), and jeorgesnorts (1.17).

Extra Salt vs. Triumph H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first head-to-head encounter.

Extra Salt vs. Triumph Betting Preview

In this match, we believe Extra Salt is the better side to win, based on the fact that they are better on win rate, world ranking, and line-up. Extra Salt is placed 25th while the opponent is ranked 63rd on the world ranking. Considering the maps, Extra Salt leads on Dust2, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. Triumph has a better performance on Nuke, Inferno, and Mirage. Based on these factors, we believe Extra Salt will win.

The Pick: Extra Salt to win.