Movistar Riders vs. SAW Preview & Prediction - Free 11/23 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe tournament. So far, Movistar Riders has won all their first 2 matches while SAW has played 1 match and won. The top prize for the tournament is $20,000 plus a spot at the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference.

Movistar Riders Team Stats and Latest Results

Movistar Riders is ranked 17th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 8 weeks. The Spanish team qualified for the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe tournament after finishing 1-2nd at the Premier S38 Relegation. They won 5 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 63.6%. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 5th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe, 1-2nd at the ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe Relegation, 9-11th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage, and won the ESL Masters Spain Season 10 Finals. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 Conference.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (80.0%), Nuke (75.0%), and Vertigo (68.2%). On the other hand, they failed to display a decent performance on Overpass (50.0%), Ancient (37.5%), Mirage (23.1%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of alex (1.08), mopoz (1.06), DeathZz (1.03), SunPayus (1.17), and dav1g (0.88).

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW Team is ranked 50th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The Portuguese were awarded a win during their first round of the group stage after Eternal Fire forfeited as they were unable to field an eligible roster. In previous events, the team finished 9-10th at the ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe, 9-12th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2, 2nd at the ESL Masters Spain Season 10 Finals, and 3-4th at the William Hill Cup 2021. They won 4 out of their last 8 games and have a win rate of 50.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (66.7%), Nuke (64.3%), and Ancient (61.5%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Overpass (33.3%), Dust2 (33.3%), and Inferno (23.1%). The team has a line-up that consists of arki (0.88), MUTiRiS (1.06), rmn (1.03), JUST (1.08), and stadodo (1.10).

Movistar Riders vs. SAW H2H Record

There have been 2 meetings between the opponents and each side has 1 win to their advantage. The last encounter was at the ESL Masters Spain Season 10 Finals and Movistar Riders won 2:1.

Movistar Riders vs. SAW Betting Preview

Movistar Riders has attained a better performance over the last 3 months compared to their opponent. Movistar Riders hold a 63.6%-win rate while the opponent has 50.0%. Map performance also indicates that the “Riders” are the better side. They lead on Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass while SAW takes Dust2 and Ancient. Based on these stats, we believe Movistar Riders will win.

The Pick: Movistar Riders to win.