K23 vs. Entropiq Preview & Prediction-Free 12/14 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the upper bracket (opening round) in the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Playoffs 2 this Tuesday. The winner of this match will progress to the upper semi-finals while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket. The prize pool of the tournament adds up to $50,000.

K23 Team Stats and Latest Results

K23 Team is ranked 30th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 14 weeks. The Russian team qualified for this tournament based on their Series 3-4 Ranking. Considering the past events, the team finished 5-6th at the IEM Winter 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier, 9-16th at the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 2, 9-12th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 3, and won the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 4. They won 7 out of their last 8 games and have a win rate of 53.8%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (100.0%), Mirage (76.9%), and Ancient (57.1%). On the other hand, the team was weakest on Nuke (47.1%), Overpass (41.2%), Inferno (30.8%), and Vertigo (0.0%). Their line-up consists of neaLaN (0.98), n0rb3r7 (1.13), fame (1.10), xsepower (1.10), and X5G7V (1.02).

Entropiq Team Stats and Latest Results

Entropiq is 10th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 44 weeks. The Russian team has achieved significant success in the last 3 months. They finished 3rd at the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 2 and were awarded $12,000. They came second at the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021 and received $68,708 and finished 5-8th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 4. The team is also part of the ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe and has qualified for the playoffs. In the last 8 matches, they won 6 matches and hold a win rate of 66.0%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (81.8%), Mirage (69.6%), Overpass (65.0%), and Nuke (57.1%). Nevertheless, the team failed to show a decent performance on Vertigo (42.1%) and Dust2 (36.4%). Their roster consists of NickelBack (1.03), Krad (1.05), Lack1 (0.99), El1an (1.20), and Forester (1.11).

K23 vs. Entropiq H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show that the opponents have met on 3 occasions. So far, Entropiq has won in 2 matches while K23 has won in 1 match.

K23 vs. Entropiq Betting Preview

Both teams are currently in an upswing and either way the loser might still make it to the grand final through the lower bracket. K23 won their last 5 matches while Entropiq won 4 out of their last 5 games. Considering their performance on the maps, K23 leads on Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno while Entropiq has shown better performance on Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. Based on this we believe K23 will win but Entropiq will snatch at least 1 map.

The Pick: K23 to win/ Over 2.5 maps.