Spirit vs. ENCE Preview & Prediction- Free 4/21 CS: GO

The rivals will clash at the Swiss round 1 in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B tournament this Thursday. The prize pool in this event adds up to $85,000 and the best team will be awarded $42,500 plus a spot at the upcoming PGL Major Antwerp 2022. The Swiss round matches are played in the best-of-one series.

Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results

Spirit is ranked #38 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 46 weeks. The Russian team qualified for this event based on their performance at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR Open Qualifier 2. The team’s last match took place at the PGL tournament on March 02, 2022, and Team Spirit lost to the Sinners Esports with a score of 1:0. Their last achievement was at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series #6 tournament, which ended on February 17, 2022, and received $24,000. The team also finished 9-11th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 2 Regionals and 7-8th at the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier. Over the last 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 66.7% and won 8 out of their last 10 matches.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that their best-played cards are Vertigo (100.0%), Ancient (80.0%), Nuke (71.4%), and Dust2 (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%) and Mirage (37.5%). The team’s line-up consists of chopper (1.01 player rating), degster (1.18), magixx (1.04), s1ren (1.02), and Patsi (1.01).

ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results

ENCE is ranked #6 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 57 weeks. The Finnish team finished 15-16th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and was awarded $17,500 plus a spot at the ongoing PGL tournament. Their last match took place at the grand final of the ESL PRO tournament on April 10, 2022. In this match, ENCE lost to the FaZe Clan with a score of 1:3 and was awarded $90,000. At the same time, they finished 2nd at the FantasyExpo EU Champions Spring 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier and 5-8th at the Pinnacle Cup III. They attained a win rate of 66.7% over the past 3 months and won 8 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive performance on Nuke (92.3%), Dust2 (75.0%), Overpass (66.7%), Ancient (54.5%), and Mirage (52.9%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Vertigo (28.6%). The team’s line-up consists of dycha (1.10 players), hades (1.12), Snappi (0.99), Spinx (1.14), and Maden (1.01).

Spirit vs. ENCE H2H Record

Head-to-head stats has 8 meetings between the rivals. The advantage of these confrontations lies on ENCE which has won 5 times and lost 3 matches. Their last encounter was at the 2021 ESL Pro League 14 on August 18, 2021, and ENCE won 2:0.

Spirit vs. ENCE Betting Preview

ENCE is the favorite in this upcoming matchup based on the fact that they have a better performance on the maps, has a better win rate, and are in a better position in the world ranking. ENCE leads on Dust2, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo while Spirit has an advantage on Ancient. Therefore, it would be safe to bet on ENCE.

The Pick: ENCE to win.