KOVA vs. OPAA Preview & Prediction - Free 10/23 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the Upper Bracket-opening round in the William Hill Cup 2021 tournament. In this match, the winner will progress to the Upper semi-finals while the loser will be dropped to the lower round 1.

KOVA Team Stats and Latest Results

KOVA Team is ranked 103rd in the world ranking. The Finnish team is coming to this tournament after a deplorable performance at the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 where they lost all their 3 matches and finished 13-15th. Meanwhile, they finished 5-6th at the Pelaajatcom Series Fall Finals 2021, 3-4th at the Finnish Esports League Season 9, and 12-14th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 Regionals. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 1 match and lost 7. Because of their poor performance in the last 3 months, they attained a win rate of 35.0%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent win rate on Nuke (76.9%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (40.0%), Inferno (33.3%), Vertigo (33.3%), Overpass (20.0%), and Ancient (14.3%). Their line-up includes uli (1.07), Twixie (1.00), Spargo (1.05), zks (1.01), and Airax (0.90).

OPAA Team Stats and Latest Results

OPAA Team is ranked 81st in the world ranking. The team qualified for the ongoing William Hill Cup 2021 after finishing second at the Closed Qualifier. At the same time, the Danish team won the Esportal Anker Cup 2021 and were awarded $2,300. They finished 5-8th at the DreamHack Open November 2021 Open Qualifier and 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 3. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 4 matches and hold a win rate of 52.4%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (62.5%), Nuke (62.5%), and Vertigo (55.6%). They had an average performance on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (33.3%), Dust2 (0.0%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team roster consists of BERRY (0.88), Ryxxo (1.17), notaN (0.95), Tauson (0.96), and Staehr (1.07).

KOVA vs. OPAA H2H Record

There is only 1 head-to-head meeting between the opponents. They clashed at the Pelaajatcom Series Fall Finals 2021 and KOVA won 1-0.

KOVA vs. OPAA Betting Preview

KOVA is currently struggling to win matches. They won 1 out of their last 8 matches and have a win rate of 35.0%. On the other hand, OPAA has a 52.4% win rate and has an advantage on 4 maps. When we consider the fact that KOVA has attained a 50 % win rate on 1 map, we believe they are the underdogs and will be dropped to the lower bracket. Therefore, we advise bettors to place a win for OPAA.

The Pick: OPAA to win.