GamerLegion vs. fnatic Preview & Prediction- Free 4/17 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths in the first round of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A. There are 16 teams battling it out for a prize pool of $95,000. The top eight teams will receive permits for the major and four of them will go to the legends stage. The Swiss round games are played in the best-of-one format.
GamerLegion Team Stats and Latest Results
GamerLegion is ranked #29 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 17 weeks. It is worth noting that the team hasn’t achieved much since the beginning of the year. The team was part of the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe and finished 13-16th and at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2, they were awarded $4,000 for finishing 3-4th. Additionally, the team excellently qualified for the current event without suffering a single defeat. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 53.8% and won 6 out of their last 10 matches.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Mirage (66.7%), Vertigo (58.3%), and Nuke (55.6%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Inferno (47.1%), Overpass (38.5%), and Ancient (28.6%). The team’s line-up consists of isak (1.00 player rating), RuStY (1.04), eraa (1.06), Zero (1.01), and iM (1.14).
fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results
fnatic Team ranks #15 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 30 weeks. The Swedish team has been invited to this event based on their performance at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 4. Considering their performance in past events, they featured at the recent ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament where they unexpectedly won 3 out of their 5 matches but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by ENCE. The team attained a win rate of 48.1% over the past 3 months and won 6 out of their last 10 matches.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent performance on Inferno (66.7%-win rate) and Dust2 (66.7%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Overpass (45.5%), Nuke (42.9%), Mirage (38.5%), Ancient (33.3%), and Vertigo (0.0%). Their current line-up consists of ALEX (0.98 player rating), mezii (1.12), KRIMZ (1.07), Peppzor (0.98), and poizon (1.04).
GamerLegion vs. fnatic H2H Record
Head-to-head has 3 meetings between the rivals. Fnatic has won twice while GamerLegion has 1 win to their side. Their last encounter was at the Open qualifier 4 of the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp European RMR A on March 06, 2022, and GamerLegion won 1:0.
GamerLegion vs. fnatic Betting Preview
Fnatic team is the favorite in this upcoming matchup based on the fact that they have shown better performance on the maps. They lead on 4 cards while GamerLegion has an advantage on 3 maps. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that fnatic lost to GamerLegion on Mirage about a month ago. There is a probability that they will play another card but there will be no significant advantage. But since the game will be played on the best-of-one format, we are riding with fnatic since they hold an advantage on the maps.
The Pick: fnatic to win.
