EXTREMUM vs. Liquid, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/06 CS: GO

The opponents will play their third round of the group stage in the IEM Fall 2021 North America this Wednesday. In this tournament, 4 out of 12 teams will advance to the playoffs and the winner will take $25,000 plus 2500 RMR Points.

EXTREMUM Team Stats and Latest Results

EXTREMUM is ranked 71st in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 116 weeks. The American team has been inactive for the better part of the year, having features in 8 tournaments since the year began. They finished 3-4th at the Winstrike CIS Spring Cup 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier and 3rd at the cs_summit 8 tournament. Considering their performance in the last 8 weeks, they have won 4 matches and hold a win rate of 66.7%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (100.0%) and Nuke (66.7%). They attained an average performance on Mirage (50.0%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (0.0%). They have maintained 1 line-up since January 2021 and consists of BnTeT (1.09), AZR (0.98), jkaem (1.11), Gratisfaction (1.04), and Liazz (0.97).

Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results

Liquid is ranked 12th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 146 weeks. They won the cs_summit 8 in May and received $17,000 plus 1600 RMR Points. At the same time, they finished 9-12th at the IEM Cologne 2021, 5-8th at the ESL Pro League Season 14, and 7-9th at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and hold a win rate of 53.8%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (100.0%), Inferno (71.4%), and Vertigo (66.7%). They have attained an average performance on Mirage (50.0%) but failed Dust2 (40.0%) and Nuke (33.3%). The team line-up includes FalleN (1.02), NAF (1.15), EliGE (1.16), Stewie2K (1.03), and Grim (1.04).

EXTREMUM vs. Liquid H2H Record

Head-to-head meetings have 12 meetings between the opponents. So far, Liquid has won 10 while EXTREMUM has won in 2 matches. The last meeting was at the cs_summit 8 and Liquid won 2-1.

EXTREMUM vs. Liquid Betting Preview

Based on their performance in the maps, Liquid is the better side to win. She has an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Overpass, and Vertigo while EXTREMUM has a 67% win rate after 3 maps. EXTREMUM has not competed for a long time and for this reason, are the underdogs in this tournament.

The Pick: Liquid to win.