fnatic Rising vs. SKADE Preview & Prediction- Free 12/09 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths in the upper quarter-finals of the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 39 Europe the winner of this match will progress to the upper semi-finals while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket. The overall winner of this tournament will take $7,000 plus a spot at the ESEA Premier S40.

fnatic Rising Team Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Rising is ranked 106th in the world ranking. At the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 39 Europe, the team defeated Run or Die (2:1) at the Upper Bracket (Opening round) and BLUEJAYS (2:1) at the Round of 16. The team is also part of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regionals and has won 2 out of their 3 matches. Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 3rd at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals and were awarded $15,000. They also finished 5th at the WePlay Academy League Season 2 and 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4. In the last 8 matches, the team won 5 matches and hold a win rate of 53.8%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (66.7%), Dust2 (66.7%), Nuke (60.0%), and Overpass (60.0%). On the other hand, the team failed to show a decent win rate on Vertigo (50.0%), Inferno (37.5%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of Kevve (0.84), Peppzor (1.01), kst (1.02), regali (1.19), and Banjo (1.04).

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE Team is ranked 35th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 33 weeks. At the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 39 Europe, the Bulgarian team defeated MAD Lions (2:0) at the Upper Bracket (Round of 16) and progressed to the upper quarter-finals where they will play fnatic Rising. The team won the William Hill Cup 2021 in November but failed to progress to the playoffs of the Pinnacle Fall Series 3 after winning 2 out of their 5 matches. Additionally, they lost all their matches at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 4 and finished 13-16th. Considering their last 8 matches, they won 3 games and hold a win rate of 45.5%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Mirage (76.9%), Inferno (60.0%) and Dust2 (52.6%). Nevertheless, they were weakest on Overpass (37.5%), Vertigo (36.4%), and Ancient (35.7%). The team has a roster that includes dennyslaw (1.13), Duplicate (0.99), Rainwaker (1.11), SHiPZ (1.10), and bubble (0.80).

fnatic Rising vs. SKADE H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

fnatic Rising vs. SKADE Betting Preview

fnatic Rising has won 4 out of their last 5 games while SKADE has managed 2 wins from their last 5 matches. Map performance shows that fnatic Rising has a lead on Dust2, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while SKADE has attained a better win rate on Mirage and Inferno. Since fnatic Rising has also attained a better win rate over the last 3 months, we believe they will win this matchup.

The Pick: fnatic Rising to win.