SAW vs. AURA, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/16 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the Upper Bracket-Opening round of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier this Thursday. The loser of this match will be dropped to the lower bracket for another chance to fight for a spot at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe.

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW is ranked 52nd on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams in the global ranking for 23 weeks. They have been invited to this tournament and finished 1-2nd at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 4. The Portuguese team was also part of the Pinnacle Fall Series 1 where they finished 16-18th. Meanwhile, they are part of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe where they have won 1 out of their 2 matches and have 2 matches at hand. Considering their last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and lost 3. Meanwhile, SAW team has attained a win rate of 55.6% over the last 3 months.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Nuke (64.3%), Inferno (62.5%), and Vertigo (61.5%). They attained an average performance on Ancient (50.0%) and Dust2 (50.0%) but failed to impress on Overpass (14.3%). The team line-up consists of MUTiRiS (1.07), rmn (1.03), JUST (1.08), stadodo (1.10), and story (0.78).

AURA Team Stats and Latest Results

AURA is ranked 79th on the global ranking. They defeated Finest (16:14), Izako Boars (19:16), and LDLC (2-0) at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 3 to qualify for the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier. At the same time, they won the DreamHack Beyond Community Clash 2021 in July and received $2,961. They were also part of the Svenska Elitserien Fall 2020 and were awarded $1,800 after finishing 4th. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and have a win rate of 66.7%.

Map performance over the last 8 matches shows that the Swedish team has been impressive on Mirage (75.0%), Dust2 (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), and Vertigo (66.7%). At the same time, they managed an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%). They have maintained one squad since July that consists of zen (0.94), FRANSSON (1.09), hype (1.17), SHiNE (0.98), and bobeksde (1.04).

SAW vs. AURA H2H Record

Both teams have never met in any tournament and this will be their first head-to-head encounter.

SAW vs. AURA Betting Preview

In this match, we expect AURA to win. They have shown better performance on Overpass, Mirage, and Dust2. On the other hand, SAW has a narrow lead on Inferno but their opponent is yet to play Nuke and Ancient. When we add the win rate factor, AURA has attained 66.7% while SAW has achieved a 55.6% win rate over the last 3 months.

The Pick: AURA to win.