Liquid vs. 9z, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/14 CS: GO
The opponents cross paths at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021-Round of 16. The winner in this matchup will progress to the quarter-finals while the loser will exit the tournament. In this game, we expect more than 2 cards.
Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results
Liquid Team is ranked 13th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 147 weeks. They qualified for the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021 after winning the Fall Groups in September. Considering other tournaments, the team finished 5-8th at the ESL Pro League Season 14, 7-9th at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021, and 3rd at the IEM Fall 2021 North America. They have a win rate of 70.6% and have won 6 out of their last 8 matches.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (100.0%), Vertigo (87.5%), Inferno (66.7%), Mirage (66.7%), and Dust2 (66.7%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Nuke (16.7%). Their line-up consists of FalleN (1.02), NAF (1.15), EliGE (1.16), Stewie2K (1.03), and Grim (1.04).
9z Team Stats and Latest Results
9z Team is ranked 62nd in the world ranking. The South American team is currently in perfect form because the worst performance was displayed at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021 in April where they came 5-8th and was awarded $10,000. Otherwise, they won both the Alpha Pro League 2021, Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A August Cup, Aorus League 2021 Season 3 Southern Cone, and the recently concluded Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A September Cup. In the last 8 matches, they won 6 matches and hold a win rate of 84.8%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Nuke (91.7%), Mirage (77.8%), Inferno (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), Dust2 (58.3%), and Ancient (58.3%). Meanwhile, the team has a line-up that consists of BIT (1.07), max (1.18), dgt (1.14), rox (1.04), and try (1.24).
Liquid vs. 9z H2H Record
Both teams have never clashed in any tournament and this will be their first head-to-head encounter.
Liquid vs. 9z Betting Preview
This will be a tough matchup for both sides and players should expect more than 2 maps. Both sides have an advantage on 3 cards and have displayed exceptional performances in the last 3 months. Liquid leads on Dust2, Overpass, and Vertigo while 9z has a better performance on Mirage, Nuke, and Ancient. Based on these stats, we will avoid predicting the winner and go for more than 2 maps which is also lucrative for bettors.
The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.
