MASONIC vs. Astralis Talent Preview & Prediction- Free 2/09 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at stage 1 (round of 32) in the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 tournament this Wednesday. The Malta vibes knockout series is an ongoing event of cups organized by Eden Esports and features a $50,000 prize pool. The tournament features a single-elimination bracket with the best-of-three series. The winner of this duel will meet either Into the Breach/iNation at the next stage.

MASONIC Team Stats and Latest Results

MASONIC is ranked 75th in the world ranking. The team is currently on the downswing because they have attained a 38.1%-win rate over the last 3 months. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 6-8th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 3 Regionals, 5-8th at the Exeedme Revolution 2021, 3-4th at the ESEA Winter 2021 Cash Cup 1 Europe, and 15-16th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 Regionals. The team has won 2 out of their last 8 matches and has a 6-match losing streak.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained a decent win rate on Overpass (63.6%) but failed to impress on Nuke (44.4%), Inferno (42.9%), Ancient (37.5%), Vertigo (28.6%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team’s roster consists of blaq (0.91), Queenix (1.06), kraghen (1.01), m4tt (0.94), and J3nsyy (1.06).

Astralis Talent Team Stats and Latest Results

Astralis Talent is ranked 96th in the world. The team was eliminated at stage 1 in the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5 and is coming back to the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 tournament with higher expectations of showing a better performance. They finished 3-4th at the SiGMA Esports Technologies Cup 2021 and 3-4th NPF 2021. The team is also part of the WePlay Academy League Season 3 and has advanced to the playoffs. They won 4 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 43.8%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained a decent performance on Nuke (66.7%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%), Mirage (50.0%), Ancient (50.0%), Overpass (40.0%), and Inferno (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of vigg0 (0.97), Altekz (0.91), MistR (0.90), Fessor (1.16), and brzer (0.96).

MASONIC vs. Astralis Talent H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first H2H tournament.

MASONIC vs. Astralis Talent Betting Preview

Astralis Talent is the favorite in this matchup because they have a better win rate and have shown better performance in their last 8 matches. MASONIC lost their last 6 matches and has a 38.1%-win rate which is considered below-average. Therefore, we are considering a win for Astralis Talent.

The Pick: Astralis Talent to win.