MAD Lions vs. EC Kyiv, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/23 CS: GO

MAD Lions and EC Kyiv will clash at the Round of 16 of ESEA Advanced Season 38 Europe this Thursday. The winner of this game will advance to the quarters while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket.

MAD Lions Team Stats and Latest Results

MAD Lions Team is ranked 39th on the world ranking. They have shown an impressive performance over the last 3 months and we expect them to continue with their great form at the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 38 Europe. They finished second at the ESEA Spring 2021 Cash Cup 6 Europe, won both the Esport Tour Pro Summer 2021, GameGune 23, and the recently concluded Fantasyexpo EU Champions Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier. Meanwhile, they have won 5 out of their last 8 matches and have a win rate of 80.0%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Inferno (100.0%), Dust2 (85.7%), Nuke (75.0%), Overpass (75.0%), Ancient (66.7%), and Mirage (60.0%). The team line-up includes b0RUP (1.01), TMB (1.05), Woro2k (1.22), sausol (1.09), and jL (1.08).

EC Kyiv Team Stats and Latest Results

EC Kyiv Team is ranked 137th on the global ranking. They defeated Tricked (2-1) at the upper bracket-opening round of the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 38 Europe. At the same time, they were part of the ESEA Advanced Season 37 Europe and failed to advance to the round of 16 after losing to FATE (1-2). They finished 9-11th at the Domination League Season 2, 3-4th at the IEM Fall 2021 CIS Open Qualifier 2, and 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2. Ideally, the team is undergoing some challenges and has won 3 out of their last 8 matches and has a win rate of 31.6%.

Map statistics shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (60.0%). On the flip side, they failed to impress on Dust2 (40.0%), Vertigo (33.3%), Mirage (25.0%), Overpass (20.0%), and Ancient (20.0%). The team line-up consists of uQlutzavr (0.97), Smash (1.01), byr9 (1.09), s4 (1.12), and amster (0.98).

MAD Lions vs. EC Kyiv H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first encounter.

MAD Lions vs. EC Kyiv Betting Preview

Over the last 3 months, EC Kyiv has only managed a 60% win rate on Inferno and the rest of the maps are below 50% win rate. Meanwhile, MAD Lions has attained above 50% win rate in all the maps and has a better win rate. For this reason, EC Kyiv team is the underdog in this matchup and will lose.

The Pick: MAD Lions to win.