Spirit vs. Finest Preview & Prediction- Free 5/25 CS: GO

This Wednesday, Team Spirit and Team Finest will clash at the Playoffs round 1 in the Pinnacle Cup IV tournament. This event is organized by Relog Media and includes notable teams across Europe battling it out for the prize pool of $100,000. Playoff matches are played in a single-elimination bracket format with all matches taking the best-of-three series.

Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results

Spirit is ranked #6 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 51 weeks. The Russian team was invited to the tournament at the second stage and defeated BLUEJAYS (2:0), K23 (2:0), and Finest (2:1). Considering their performance in other tourneys, they finished 3-5th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage and 8th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B. Their last achievement was 3rd place in the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp tournament which ended on May 22, 2022, and received $70,000. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 76.2% and managed 8 wins from the last 10 games.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Overpass (100.0%), Nuke (80.0%), Dust2 (71.4%), and Vertigo (60.0%). At the same time, they were average on Mirage (50.0%). Their current roster has magixx (1.05 player rating), chopper (1.01), degster (1.19), s1ren (1.05), and Patsi (1.09).

Finest Team Stats and Latest Results

Finest is ranked #66 in the global ranking. The Swedish team was invited to the ongoing Pinnacle Cup IV tournament at the first stage and miraculously progressed to the playoffs. They won 3 out of their 5 matches in the Group Stage 2: Swiss and got the last spot in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the team is on a 2-match losing streak and has managed 5 wins from the last 10 games. They finished 13-15th at the Pinnacle Cup III, 13-16th at the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe, and 9-16th at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2. They hold a win rate of 45.0% from matches played in the last 3 months.

The team’s best-played maps over the past 3 months are Nuke (100.0%), Mirage (75.0%), Dust2 (62.5%), and Inferno (60.0%). On the other hand, the team was dismal on Vertigo (37.5%), Ancient (37.5%), and Overpass (25.0%). The team roster has twist (1.00 player rating), PlesseN (1.04), kreaz (1.06), shokz (1.08), and anarkez (1.12).

Spirit vs. Finest H2H Record

Head-to-head has 1 meeting between the rivals. They crossed paths at the Swiss round of the ongoing 2022 Pinnacle Cup IV on May 03, 2022, and Team Spirit won 2:1.

Spirit vs. Finest Betting Preview

There is no doubt that Team Finest is currently on the downswing and is struggling to win matches. To begin with, they sneaked to the playoffs of the ongoing PC IV tournament after winning the last match against Wisla Krakow (2:1). At the same time, they attained a below-average win rate over the past 3 months and has managed 5 wins from the last 10 games. On the other hand, Spirit has an advantage on the roster, maps, and recent performance. They won 8 out of their last 10 games.

The Pick: Team Spirit to win.