Izako Boars vs. Winstrike, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/9 CS:GO
Winstrike is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face Izako Boars in the Upper bracket quarter-final of the ESEA Advanced Season 35 Europe on Monday. The winner of this clash will go on to meet Project X or Movistar Riders, while the losing team will drop to the Lower bracket and will meet Wygers or Budapest Five.
Izako Boars Team Stats and Latest Results
Izako Boars failed to get into the money at the LOOT.BET Season 8 after losing to Heretics, and then they didn’t reach the final stage at the ESL Polish Championship Autumn 2020 following a defeat to PACT in straight maps. They are playing in a hot and cold form at the moment, but the good news for them is that Winstrike is also not playing on the highest level lately. Izako Boars lost six of the previous 11 matches.
In the past three months, Izako Boars were invincible on Dust2 (played twice) and were decent on Nuke (75.0% win rate) and Train (60.0%), while they didn’t impress on Overpass (30.0%) and Inferno (30.0%). Izako Boars is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 68 maps with a record of 37 wins and 31 losses. The team members are EXUS (0.99 rating), TOAO (0.92), siuhy (1.08), Szejn (1.11), and avis (1.00).
Winstrike Team Stats and Latest Results
Winstrike couldn’t qualify for the Flashpoint 2 after losing to GODSENT, and even though they opened the IEM New York 2020 CIS with a victory over ETHEREAL, they suffered four consecutive losses to HellRaisers, Gambit, Nemiga, and Spirit. After an unsuccessful campaign at the IEM New York 2020 CIS, Winstrike lost the opening map to Lilmix at the ESEA Advanced Season 35 Europe but managed to come from behind and secure a win, snapping a four-game losing skid in the process. Winstrike won ten of the previous 16 games.
During the previous three months, Winstrike displayed fine performances on Mirage (75.0%) and Train (66.7%), while they were below average on Nuke (37.5%). Since August 2020, Winstrike is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 66 maps and recorded 36 wins and 30 losses. The lineup consists of bondik (1.10), NickelBack (1.05), KrizzeN (0.90), Lack1 (1.04), and El1an (1.23).
Izako Boars vs. Winstrike H2H Record
These rivals have met on two occasions so far, and the series is currently tied at 1-1 after Izako Boars won the most recent clash at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 7 in August this year.
Izako Boars vs. Winstrike Betting Preview
Both teams have been struggling with a form of late and although Winstrike has an advantage according to the bookmakers, I wouldn’t bet my money on them to win. With only one win in four games, I cannot trust Winstrike in this one. Izako Boars is not impressive, far from that, but I think they are good enough to win a map on Monday. That’s why I am going with Over 2.5 maps while backing Izako Boars to cover +1.5 handicap also have sense.
