SAW vs. D13 Preview & Prediction- Free 2/14 CS: GO

SAW and D13 will cross paths at Stage 2 round of 16 in the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 tournament. The Malta vibes knockout series is an ongoing event of cups organized by Eden Esports and features a $50,000 prize pool. The tournament features a single-elimination bracket with the best-of-three series. The winner in this upcoming meeting will advance to the quarter-finals while the loser will exit the tournament.

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW is ranked 42nd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The team has been invited to the second stage of the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 tournament and will play their first match against D13. They are also part of the ongoing Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 and have won 1 out of their 3 games. They finished 13-14th at the ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe, 1-2nd at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 Regionals, and 13-15th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1. The Portuguese team has attained a 44.4%-win rate over the last 3 months and won 3 out of their last 8 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that SAW achieved a decent win rate on Ancient (66.7%) and Dust2 (55.6%). On the other side, they performed dismally on Inferno (45.5%), Nuke (44.4%), Overpass (16.7%), and Vertigo (11.1%). They have a line-up that consists of MUTiRiS (1.06), rmn (1.04), JUST (1.08), stadodo (1.09), and arki (0.98).

D13 Team Stats and Latest Results

D13 is ranked 150th in the world ranking. The team was invited to the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 tournament at Stage 1 and has since defeated Lynn Vision (2:1) and HellRaisers (2:1) and advanced to the second stage. At the previous Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5, they won 1 out of their 2 games and finished 17-24th. They came 3rd at the William Hill Cup 2021 Closed Qualifier and 13-16th at the Funspark ULTI 2021 Europe Regional Series 4. They won 3 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 44.4%.

Considering their performance on the maps, the team managed an average performance on Inferno (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (40.0%), Ancient (40.0%), Mirage (33.3%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team’s line-up currently has shinobi (0.98), tamir (0.88), Annihilation (1.11), xerolte (1.00), and yAmi (0.94).

SAW vs. D13 H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

SAW vs. D13 Betting Preview

We expect SAW to bounce back from their 3-match losing streak and win this matchup. When we compare both teams’ stats over the last 3 months, SAW is the better side. SAW has a better position in the world ranking and better performance on the maps. D13 has failed to attain an average win rate (50%) in any of the cards while SAW has managed to achieve the 50%-win rate in 2 cards (Dust2 and Ancient). Therefore, we are predicting a win for SAW and it is unlikely that D13 will be able to take at least one map.

The Pick: SAW to win.