Izako Boars vs. KOVA, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/06 CS: GO

Izako Boars and KOVA play their first match at the Domination League Season 2 tournament this Tuesday. Any team that wins 3 consecutive matches will book a spot at the playoffs.

Izako Boars Team Stats and Latest Results

Izako Boars is ranked 95th on the global rankings. They were invited to the Domination League Season 2 tournament and will be playing their first match this Tuesday. Considering other tournaments, they have shown a cold and hot performance. They won the Snow Sweet Snow 1 Regionals in January and ESEA Advanced Season 36 Europe in April. At the same time, they finished 3rd at the Polish Esport League Spring 2021 Finals but failed to progress to the playoffs of the European Development Championship 4. The Polish team has won 2 matches out of their last 8. They have a win rate of 44.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has won all matches on Train and achieved a win rate of 100.0%. On the other hand, they registered an average win rate on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Dust2 (42.9%), Mirage (42.9%), Nuke (33.3%), Inferno (20.0%), and Overpass (0.0%). The lineup consist of byali (0.99), TOAO (0.92), STOMP (1.08), Vegi (0.91), and Enzo (1.07).

KOVA Team Stats and Latest Results

KOVA is ranked 78th on the global ranking. Since the year started, they have only won 1 tournament and this is not impressive for a team that expects to win a big tournament such as the Domination League Season 2. Nevertheless, we cannot make a conclusive statement based on that. They won the Elisa Invitational Summer 2021 Finland Closed Qualifier. They were also part of the Spring Series where they finished 6-8th at the Spring Sweet Spring 2 Regionals, 16-18th at the Spring Sweet Spring 2, and 17-24th at the Spring Sweet Spring 3 Regionals. Out of their last 8 matches, they have managed to win 2 and lost 6 matches. Their win rate stands at 40.7%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months show that KOVA has been impressive on Nuke (76.9%) and Train (69.2%). They had an average execution rate on Ancient (50.0%) but registered many losses on Mirage (44.4%), Vertigo (33.3%), Dust2 (33.3%), and Inferno (25.0%). Their lineup consists of uli (1.07), pietola (0.95), Twixie (1.00), Spargo (1.06), Airax (0.90).

Izako Boars vs. KOVA H2H Record

There is no head-to-head meeting between the opponents and this will be the first record.

Izako Boars vs. KOVA Betting Preview

Both teams look deplorable in terms of their lineups and win rate but at the end of the day, one team must win. Considering their map win rate, KOVA is the only team with one card above 50% win rate. They have a 77% win rate on Nuke. Besides, they have a close lead on Mirage and Inferno. Based on this, we believe KOVA will win.

The Pick: KOVA to win.