Sangal vs. Sinners, Preview & Prediction - Free 1/29 CS:GO

Sinners is a slight favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet Sangal in the Swiss round 4 (teams with a 2-1 record) of the Shadow League Season 1 on Friday. The winning side will advance to the playoffs, while the loser will get another opportunity to make it.

Sangal Team Stats and Latest Results

Unlike the majority of other teams, Sangal has been quite active in the past few years as they participated at the ESL European Championship Winter 2020, Snow Sweet Snow 1 Regionals, and ESEA Premier Season 36 Europe, alongside this tournament. At the Shadow League Season 1, Sangal lost the opening map at this tournament but responded well to beat Unique, after which they lost to GamerLegion, and then again lost the first map but ended up with a victory against Young Ninjas. Sangal won 12 of the previous 17 matches.

During the last three months, Sangal displayed dominant performances on Inferno (92.3% win rate) and played well on Train (71.4%), while they were below average on Vertigo (30.0%). Since November 2020, Sangal is playing with the same lineup that appeared on 51 maps with a record of 33 wins and 18 losses. The team members are MAJ3R (1.04 rating), paz (1.12), ngiN (1.03), l0gicman (1.08), and imoRR (1.19).

Sinners Team Stats and Latest Results

Sinners are also playing a lot of matches lately and had decent displays at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020, where they ended in 2nd place and earned $11,250 after losing the Grand Final to Gambit. They booked a ticket for the European Development Championship 2 with victories over GROND, Lyngby Vikings, and Lilmix. The Czech team beat NAVI Junior and Vexed at this tournament, while they lost to Invictus Int. Sinners won eight of the last 11 games.

In the previous three months, Sinners won the only appearance on Overpass and were excellent on Inferno (80.0%) and Vertigo (80.0%), while they were below average on Mirage (40.0%) and Train (41.7%). Sinners assembled their squad in December 2020 and appeared on 52 maps with a record of 34 wins and 18 losses. The lineup consists of oskar (1.19), ZEDKO (1.09), beastik (0.99), SHOCK (1.00), and NEOFRAG (1.17).

Sangal vs. Sinners H2H Record

These rivals have met once before, and Sangal won that clash 2-1 at the Snow Sweet Snow 1 Regionals a couple of days ago. Sinners won the opening map (Mirage), but Sangal responded with wins on Nuke and Train.

Sangal vs. Sinners Betting Preview

I expect to see a similar outcome on Friday after these teams produced a maximum of three maps in their only H2H duel on Wednesday. It’s going to be a close encounter that could go either way, and the odds on the winner suggest that as well. That’s why I am going with Over 2.5 maps at attractive odds, which are higher than on the winner.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (+108 @GG.BET)