SKADE vs. Eternal Fire Preview & Prediction- Free 3/04 CS: GO

SKADE and Eternal Fire will clash at the quarter-final of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament this Friday. The tournament features teams from the Nordic region together with some notable teams in the world who are clashing and fighting for the $100,000 prize pool. The quarter-final will be played in single-elimination best-of-three series. The winner of the duel will progress to the next step as the loser is eliminated from the tournament.

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE is ranked 29th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 40 weeks. The Bulgarian team was not part of the group stage of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 tournament and has been invited to the playoffs where they will meet Eternal Fire at the quarters. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6, won the A1 Gaming League Season 5, and finished 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2. SKADE is also part of the ongoing Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022 and has won their first 2 matches. The team’s win rate currently stands at 68.0% and has won 5 out of their last 8 matches.

Map win statistics over the last 3 months shows that their best-played maps include Overpass (85.7%), Nuke (80.0%), Inferno (75.0%), and Ancient (75.0%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Mirage (40.0%) and Dust2 (25.0%). The team’s roster consists of bubble (0.93 player rating), dream3r (1.17), SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.12), and Rainwaker (1.11).

Eternal Fire Team Stats and Latest Results

Eternal Fire is ranked 33rd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 13 weeks. The Turkish team won 5 out of their last 8 games and hold a win rate of 67.7%. At the group stage of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021, the team won all their first 3 matches and automatically advanced to the playoffs. They also defeated ex-AGF at the Playoffs Round 1. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1, 9-12th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2, and 3rd at the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows a decent win rate on Dust2 (85.7%), Nuke (77.8%), Overpass (66.7%), Mirage (64.3%), and Inferno (64.3%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Vertigo (33.3%) and Ancient (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of imoRR (1.08), XANTARES (1.28), woxic (1.13), Calyx (1.05), and mini (0.76).

SKADE vs. Eternal Fire H2H Record

The rivals have only crossed paths once. They met at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 in October 2021 and SKADE won 2:0.

SKADE vs. Eternal Fire Betting Preview

We are predicting a win for SKADE in this matchup because of their impressive win rate and better roster compared to the opponents. Nevertheless, Eternal Fire is also in good shape and is among the 2 teams that won all their first 3 matches at the group stage. A comparison of both teams’ performance on the maps shows that SKADE leads on 4 maps while Eternal Fire has an advantage on 3 cards. SKADE will win but Eternal Fire will snatch 1 map.

The Pick: SKADE to win/ Over 2.5 maps.