Apeks vs. KOVA Preview & Prediction- Free 6/06 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the Swiss round 3 in the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament this Monday. Both teams have a 1-1 record and require 2 additional wins to progress to the playoffs. The tournament consists of 20 teams clashing for a top prize of $50,000. The group stage matches are played in the Swiss format and all matches are best-of-three. The best team will be awarded $25,000 while the runners-up will receive $7,000.

Apeks Team Stats and Latest Results

Apeks is ranked #52 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. At the ongoing Elisa tournament, they defeated Into the Breach (2:0) in the first round but lost to Sprout (1:2) in the second round. They finished 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2, 5-6th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier, and 13-16th at the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 Closed Qualifier. Over the past 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 62.5% and has won 3 out of its last 10 matches.

The team's best-played maps over the last 3 months include Inferno (87.5%-win rate), Dust2 (62.5%), Overpass (60.0%), Mirage (58.3%), and Nuke (56.2%). On the other hand, they were dismal on Vertigo (50.0%) and Ancient (38.5%). The team’s current line-up has nawwk (1.10 player rating), chawzyyy (0.98), AcilioN (0.99), jkaem (1.16), and STYKO (1.03).

KOVA Esports Team Stats and Latest Results

KOVA Esports ranks #87 in the world ranking. The Finnish team has won 1 out of its 2 matches in the Swiss round of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament and requires 2 additional wins to advance to the playoffs. Their last match took place at the EIS tournament on May 31, 2022, and KOVA Esports defeated the BIG Academy with a score of 1:2. They finished 6-8th at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 Contenders and won Elisa Open Finland Season 2. They attained a win rate of 60.0% over the past 3 months and managed 6 wins from the last 10 matches.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Vertigo (100.0%), Dust2 (100.0%), Nuke (78.6%), and Mirage (66.7%). The team managed an average win rate on Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Overpass (22.2%) and Inferno (14.3%). Their current line-up has uli (1.07 player rating), Spargo (1.05), zks (0.99), Airax (0.94), and Twixie (1.00).

Apeks vs. KOVA Esports H2H Record

Head-to-head has 4 matches between the rivals. Apeks has an advantage of 3 wins and 1 loss against KOVA Esports. Their last encounter was at the group stage of the 2021 Pelaajat.com Series Showoff Fall on August 28, 2021, and Apeks won with a score of 1:0.

Apeks vs. KOVA Esports Betting Preview

Apeks has performed mediocre recently and has a 3-match losing streak. On the other hand, KOVA Esports has 3 consecutive wins and also displays an impressive performance on the maps. KOVA Esports leads on Mirage, Nuke, Vertigo, and Ancient while Apeks leads on Dust2, Inferno, and Overpass. Our prediction is a win for KOVA Esports but Apeks will snatch 1 map.

The Pick: KOVA Esports to win/ Over 2.5 maps.