Galaxy Racer vs. Spirit Academy, Preview & Prediction - Free 5/20 CS:GO

Galaxy Racers is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Spirit Academy in the Round of 16 of the BLAST Rising 2021 on Thursday. If they get a win, Galaxy Racer will progress to the quarter-finals and meet a better side from a clash between MAD Lions and EC Brugge.

Galaxy Racer Team Stats and Latest Results

Galaxy Racer needed only two games to reach the playoffs at this tournament as they beat Tricked and AGO. They are chasing a position in the top 50 (currently at the No. 51), so a defeat here is not an option for Galaxy Racer. The Swedish team is also playing at the Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals right now, but with a 1-2 record, they must win the next two games in order to advance to the playoffs. Galaxy Racer won ten of the previous 18 matches.

Talking about the maps in the last three months, Galaxy Racer was dominant on Overpass (85.7% win rate) and Train (80.0%), while they struggled on Nuke (14.3%). Galaxy Racer is playing with the same lineup since March 2021 and appeared on 78 maps with a record of 42 wins and 36 losses. The squad members are disco doplan (1.00 rating), PlesseN (1.08), dezon (0.97), chawzyyy (1.09), and joel (1.08).

Spirit Academy Team Stats and Latest Results

Spirit Academy had to go through the play-in to make the playoffs at the BLAST Rising 2021. Following a couple of losses to SKADE and MAD Lions and a win over ALTERNATE aTTaX, Spirit Academy defeated Nexus in the play-in. They joined this tournament after spending one month out of the CS:GO race and their participation at the European Development Championship 3. Spirit Academy won six of the last 12 games.

In the previous three months, Spirit Academy was unbeaten on Inferno (played three times) and was strong on Mirage (80.0%), while they didn’t play well on Dust2 (20.0%). Spirit Academy established its current squad in March this year and appeared on 23 maps with a record of 11 wins and 12 losses. The lineup is made of s1ren (1.00), Patsi (1.18), znx (1.18), T4RG3T (0.97), and zont1x (0.95).

Galaxy Racer vs. Spirit Academy H2H Record

It’s going to be the first-ever meeting between these teams.

Galaxy Racer vs. Spirit Academy Betting Preview

Galaxy Racer is playing better right now, and they have been more active in recent weeks and months, so the competitive rhythm and form will play a vital role here. Galaxy Racer set its sights on the top 50 and I don’t think they will have an opportunity to make it to the quarter-finals at this tournament. Therefore, I am backing the favorites to secure a victory on Thursday.

The Pick: Galaxy Racer to win (-159 @PINNACLE)