SAW vs. Sprout Preview & Prediction - Free 12/03 CS: GO

SAW and Sprout will cross paths at the group stage of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe this Friday. So far, SAW has won 1 out of their 4 matches while Sprout has played 2 and won 1. There are 18 teams at the group stage and only 8 will advance to the playoffs to fight for the top prize of $20,000 plus a spot at the ESL Pro League S16 Conference.

SAW Team Stats and Latest Results

SAW is ranked 59th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The Portuguese team was invited to the ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe based on their performance at the Premier S38. At the group stage of the ongoing Premier Season 39 Europe, the team has defeated Eternal Fire (1:0) but lost to Copenhagen Flames (0:2), BLINK (0:2), and Nemiga (1:2). The team is also part of the ongoing Exeedme Revolution 2021 and played their first match of the group stage against eSuba. Meanwhile, they finished 1-2nd at the ESL Masters Spain Season 10, 2nd at the ESL Masters Spain Season 10 Finals, and 3-4th at the William Hill Cup 2021. Considering their performance in the last 8 games, they won 1 match and have a win rate of 41.9%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Ancient (63.6%) and Nuke (53.8%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Vertigo (50.0%), Dust2 (40.0%), Inferno (28.6%), and Overpass (22.2%). The team has a line-up that consists of arki (0.91), MUTiRiS (1.06), rmn (1.03), JUST (1.08), and stadodo (1.09).

Sprout Team Stats and Latest Results

Sprout is ranked 41st in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 20 weeks. The German team is currently in perfect form because they won 6 out of their last 8 games and holds a win rate of 55.9%. At the group stage of the ongoing ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe, the team defeated BLINK (2:0) but lost to 1WIN (1:2) at the second round of the group stage. They won the ESL Meisterschaft Autumn 2021, finished 1-2nd at the UNITED Pro Series 2021, and 4th at the ESL Pro League Season 15 Conference.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained an impressive win rate on Overpass (100.0%), Ancient (71.4%), Inferno (64.3%), and Dust2 (61.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%), Vertigo (33.3%), and Mirage (33.3%). Sprout has a roster that includes raalz (1.02 player rating), Spiidi (1.03), faveN (1.12), slaxz- (1.11), and KEi (1.15).

SAW vs. Sprout H2H Record

Head-to-head has 3 meetings between the opponents. So far, Sprout has won in 2 matches while SAW has 1 win. The last encounter was at the ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe and Sprout won 2:0.

SAW vs. Sprout Betting Preview

SAW is currently on a downswing because they lost all their last 6 games and also holds below 50%-win rate. On the other hand, Sprout won 3 out of their last 4 matches and has a 55.9%-win rate. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that Sprout leads on 5 maps while SAW has a better performance in only 2 maps. Based on these stats, there is no doubt that Sprout has an advantage in this game and will win.

The Pick: Sprout to win.