FATE vs. AVEZ Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 7/10

FATE and AVEZ will face each other in the Eden Arena: Malta Vibes - Week 2 Group B opening match. The Eden Arena: Malta Vibes is in its second week, with sixteen teams competing for a $40,000 prize pool. The top two teams from each group advance to the tournament playoffs. The first-placed team receives $25,000 in prize money.

FATE Preview

FATE features a Bulgarian CS:GO roster that has improved nearly 22 places in the HLTV rankings over the past couple of months. Crucial to FATE’s improvement has been its star player in h4rn. The young player has exceptional skill and his first-shot accuracy is comparable to the game’s best. A young talent and possibly a CS:GO prodigy, h4rn brings a new freshness to FATE’s game.

However, the team lacks the tactical depth to its playstyle and this is a crucial reason for the team's low rank. FATE has a decent map pool, but has the best success on open and aim-based maps like Dust2 and Mirage. These maps allow FATE players to extract the maximum impact from their gameplay. FATE’s recent matches include wins against Wizards and Izako Boars. However, the team has lost matches to Nemiga, Syman and Alternate aTTaX.

AVEZ Preview

Ranked 63rd, AVEZ is a Polish CS:GO roster comprising former Virtus.Pro superstar, Byali. The player has lost considerable form and with limited opportunities outside of Europe, the player has been stuck on a tier 3 team for now. However, AVEZ has improved its rankings and comes into this match on the back of a three-map winning streak.

AVEZ won its last three matches against CR4ZY, Illuminar and Nexus. These wins highlight the team’s potential, but they have also lost matches to relatively weak teams such as AGO and c0ntact. The team’s performance is very inconsistent and is a key area of improvement for the players.

Despite having a CS:GO veterans such as Byali on the team, AVEZ relies on KEi to put up the big numbers on the roster. The player has a 1.16 rating on HLTV and averages an astonishing 87 damage per round. He has a 1.23 impact rating, highlighting his approach to the game is much more than just firepower.

Pick: FATE ML (-110 @ Pinnacle)

I am taking FATE to win this match as its players have superior firepower and a better understanding of the game. FATE approaches the game from a tactical point of view, as opposed to AVEZ which relies on firepower.