Northern Forces vs. Imperial Preview & Prediction- Free 5/23 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the quarter-final of the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 North America Open Qualifier 2 tournament this Monday. The tournament consists of 8 teams fighting for 1 spot in the Closed Qualifier. The winner of this duel will advance to the semi-finals while the loser will exit the tournament. The game will be played in a best-of-one series.

Northern Forces Team Stats and Latest Results

Northern Forces is ranked #353 in the CQ-Esports Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1322. The team is currently on the downswing because they lost all their last 8 games and has managed 1 win from its last 10 games. Besides, the team has been inactive for the better part of the year and has played only 2 matches since January. They finished 5-8th at the ESEA Spring 2022 Cash Cup 4 North America and 9-16th at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 North America Open Qualifier 1.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show a dismal performance on Mirage (0.0%) and Overpass (0.0%). The current line-up has Cryptic (1.07 player rating), JTMythic (1.01), Florence (0.93), freshie (0.91), and niise (0.83).

Imperial Team Stats and Latest Results

Imperial Esports is ranked #21 in the CQ-Esports Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1725. The Brazilian team has a 1-match losing streak and has managed 5 wins from the last 10 matches. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 3rd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR, 6-8th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage, and 9-11th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Over the last 3 months, Imperial Team has managed a win rate of 65.6%.

Map performance over the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Overpass (100.0%), Inferno (80.0%), Mirage (62.5%), and Dust2 (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%) and Vertigo (16.7%). Their current roster has fnx (0.95 player rating), FalleN (1.11), fer (1.23), boltz (1.12), and VINI (1.12).

Northern Forces vs. Imperial H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H meeting.

Northern Forces vs. Imperial Preview

Northern Forces team has lost 8 consecutive matches and also leads in only 1 map. On the other hand, Imperial has an advantage on 5 maps and won 5 out of their last 10 matches. This shows that Imperial is the favorite and will win this upcoming matchup.

The Pick: Imperial to win.