forZe vs. SKADE, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/15 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the quarter-finals of the Pinnacle Cup II tournament this Thursday. The loser of this match will be eliminated while the winner will play either Spirit or Fiend at the Semis.

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe is ranked 18th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 118 weeks. The team has been invited to the playoffs of the Pinnacle Cup II tournament and will debut this Thursday. Considering other tournaments, they won the Spring Sweet Spring 1 in May and finished 1-2nd at the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 Closed Qualifier. forZe is also playing Domination League Season 2 where they are favorite to take the top prize of $22,000. Out of their last 8 matches, the Russian team has won 6 matches and lost 2. Their win rate is 70.0%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Train (100.0%), Mirage (83.3%), Overpass (63.2%), Ancient (62.5%), Inferno (56.5%), and Dust2 (55.0%). Meanwhile, they achieved an average win rate on Nuke (50.0%). The team lineup consists of almazer (1.06), FL1T (1.14), Jerry (1.06), zorte (1.11), and KENSI (1.05).

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE is ranked 25th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 14 weeks. The Bulgarian team was invited to the Pinnacle Cup II tournament at the second stage. In group play, they won 3 matches but lost 1. They progressed to the playoffs and defeated Entropiq (2-1). SKADE finished second at the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021, fourth at the ESEA Advanced Season 37 Europe, and 1-2nd at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Europe Relegation. Considering the last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and hold a win rate of 64.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (79.3%), Mirage (66.7%), Vertigo (64.7%), Train (62.1%), Dust2 (58.8%), and Overpass (57.5%). On the other hand, they displayed below-average performance on Nuke (40.0%) and Ancient (37.5%). The team lineup consists of SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.13), Duplicate (1.01), Rainwaker (1.12), and oxygeN (1.00).

forZe vs. SKADE H2H Record

There have been two meetings between forZe and SKADE. Both teams have won 1 match; the last meeting was at the Spring Sweet Spring 1 and SKADE won.

forZe vs. SKADE Betting Preview

Both teams are on a steady form. forZe has a 5-match win streak while SKADE has a 4-match win streak. forZe is a newcomer in this tournament and we don’t expect the match to be easy for them. SKADE has a huge lead on Inferno but the Russian team leads comfortably on Mirage, Nuke, and Ancient. For this reason, we believe forZe will win this upcoming match but SKADE will snatch one map so there is a possibility of over 2.5 bet.

The Pick: forZe to win/ Over 2.5 maps