Paquetá vs. Havan Liberty, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/17 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the Upper Bracket-Opening round of the IEM Fall 2021 South America Closed Qualifier this Friday. The winner of this match will progress to the upper final while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket.

Paquetá Team Stats and Latest Results

Paquetá Team is ranked 63rd on the world ranking. The Brazilian team recently finished second both at the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A August Cup and the CBCS Retake Series 2021 Season 2. At the same time, they won 2 out of their 4 matches at the FiReLEAGUE Latin Power Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier and finished 3-4th place. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and have a win rate of 66.7%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (70.6%), Vertigo (68.8%), Ancient (60.0%), Nuke (57.1%), and Dust2 (56.2%). At the same time, they managed an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%). Paquetá team has maintained 1 line-up since June that consists of DeStiNy (1.12), iDk (1.02), KHTEX (1.02), nython (1.15), and dav1d (1.19).

Havan Liberty Team Stats and Latest Results

Havan Liberty is ranked 68th on the global ranking. They have qualified for this tournament after winning the Open Qualifier 1 earlier this month. At the same time, they won the Aorus League 2021 Season 3 Regional Finals, won the CBCS Retake Series 2021 Season 2, and also won the Aorus League 2021 Season 3 Brazil. This shows that Havan Liberty is a strong team and we should expect more from them. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 7 matches and have a win rate of 80.0%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has achieved a decent performance on Dust2 (90.9%), Vertigo (83.3%), Overpass (71.4%), and Nuke (62.5%). They managed an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%) but failed to achieve an average performance on Ancient (40.0%). Their line-up includes remix (1.10), dok (1.08), ALLE (1.13), drg (1.06), and skullz (1.09).

Paquetá vs. Havan Liberty H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 9 meetings between the opponents and Havan Liberty has won in 7 matches. Their last meeting was at the FiReLEAGUE Latin Power Fall 2021 - BLAST Premier Qualifier and Havan Liberty won.

Paquetá vs. Havan Liberty Betting Preview

We expect Havan Liberty to stretch their head-to-head win stats against the opponent. This is based on the fact that they have won 7 out of their last 8 matches and have a better win rate. Subsequently, they lead on Dust2, Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo while Paquetá has attained a better performance on Mirage and Ancient.

The Pick: Havan Liberty to win.