Liquid vs. BIG Preview & Prediction- Free 3/23 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage (Group C) of the ESL Pro League Season 15 this Wednesday. This is one of the most awaited tournaments in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and it features 24 teams battling for a top prize of $175,000. The Group Stage is composed of four groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format with the best-of-three series.

Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results

Liquid is ranked #31 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 129 weeks. The team is coming to this tournament on a 1-match losing streak and has a win rate of 40.0% (over the last 3 months). The team’s last match took place at the PGL tournament on March 12 and they lost to Complexity Gaming with a score of 0:1. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 7-8th at the IEM Winter 2021, 4th at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021, and 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR NA Open Qualifier 1. The team has won 4 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show a decent win rate on Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%), Inferno (25.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of nitr0 (0.95 player rating), NAF (1.15), EliGE (1.16), shox (0.96), and oSee (1.03).

BIG Team Stats and Latest Results

BIG is ranked #17 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 113 weeks. The German team is currently on fire and has won 4 matches in a row. Their last match took place at the PGL tournament on March 04 and they defeated SAW with a score of 1:0. They finished 4-6th at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In, and won the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 3. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 55.0% and won 6 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that the team's best-played cards are Vertigo (100.0%), Dust2 (72.7%), and Nuke (57.1%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Overpass (42.9%), Mirage (28.6%), and Ancient (25.0%). The line-up consists of tiziaN (0.97 player rating), tabseN (1.14), syrsoN (1.13), faveN (1.05), and Krimbo (1.19).

Liquid vs. BIG H2H Record

Head-to-head has 9 meetings between the rivals and the advantage of these encounters is on Team Liquid who has won 7 times. BIG has managed to win twice.

Liquid vs. BIG Betting Preview

We are expecting an interesting matchup when these teams play their first match in the group stage. BIG won their last 4 matches while Liquid managed 3 wins from their last 4 games. A comparison of both teams' statistics on the maps indicates that Liquid leads on Mirage and Inferno while BIG has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. Based on these stats, therefore, we believe BIG will win this first round of the group stage.

The Pick: BIG to win.