Marlian vs. 1WIN, Preview & Prediction - Free 5/22 CS:GO

1WIN is a massive favorite to defeat Marlian and stay alive in the playoff race when they meet in the Swiss round 4 (teams with a 1-2 record) at the EPIC League CIS 2021 on Saturday. The winner will need one more victory to make it to the playoffs, while the losing side will be eliminated.

Marlian Team Stats and Latest Results

Marlian has played just eight games in 2021, and six of them came in the qualification stages or at the main event of this tournament. They beat sZavoda, K23, and AVE to secure qualification for the EPIC League CIS 2021, but experienced that playing among the big boys is not that easy. Marlian lost the opening two games to Trident and K23 but responded with a 2-0 victory over GROND.

So far in 2021, Marlian was excellent on Nuke (80.0% win rate) and average on Dust2, Mirage, and Overpass, while they had a 33.3% of wins on Train. Marlian is playing with the new lineup since May 2021 and appeared on ten maps with a record of seven wins and three losses. The squad members are nat1ve (0.98 rating), kr1vda (0.91), OWNER (1.08), Hkta (0.94), and r1nkle (1.16).

1WIN Team Stats and Latest Results

1WIN didn’t have problems qualifying for the EPIC League CIS 2021 in two games against CrowCrowd and Unique, without dropping a single map along the way. They lost the opening match to Nemiga; bounced back against 100PG, and then suffered a heavy and unexpected loss to Akuma. Now, 1WIN cannot afford to lose this game if they want to break into the top 50. 1WIN won 14 of the last 21 games.

In the previous three months, 1WIN displayed fine performances on Nuke (81.2%) and Vertigo (80.0%), while they were below average only on Train (40.0%). 1WIN established its current team in March this year and appeared on 60 maps with a record of 38 wins and 22 losses. The lineup is made of DavCost (0.98), propleh (1.04), Polt (1.02), TRAVIS (1.14), and deko (1.34).

Marlian vs. 1WIN H2H Record

It’s going to be the first-ever duel between these teams.

Marlian vs. 1WIN Betting Preview

I expect 1WIN to secure an easy victory to make up for that disappointing loss to Akuma, but nothing is certain nowadays. Marlian doesn’t have the required quality and experience to play in the playoffs of such a tournament as EPIC League CIS 2021, so they’ll have to work more before becoming strong enough to play toe-to-toe with the big guns. I am backing 1WIN to cover a -1.5 handicap.

The Pick: 1WIN -1.5 Map Handicap (-122 @GGBET)