ARCTIC vs. River Plate Preview & Prediction- Free 6/08 CS: GO

The rivals will play their first match of the group stage in the ongoing Aorus League Invitational 2022 tournament this Wednesday. The 2022 Aorus League Invitational is an online CS: GO tournament organized by the Aorus League and Gamers Club featuring eight teams across South America with a prize pool of $6,000. Group stage matches are played in a GSL format and all matches are played in the best-of-one while the decider matches are in the best-of-three.

Arctic eSports Team Stats and Latest Results

Arctic eSports is ranked #81 in the world ranking. The team is coming to this matchup on a 1-match losing streak and has managed 6 wins from its last 10 games. They finished 2nd at the Liga Gamers Club 2022 Serie A April Cup, 2nd at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 South America Closed Qualifier, and 3rd at the Liga Gamers Club 2022 Serie A May Cup. Over the past 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 67.9%.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Overpass (85.7%), Vertigo (66.7%), Ancient (63.6%), Dust2 (62.5%), Nuke (58.8%), and Inferno (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (0.0%). Team members consist of MaLLby (1.09 player rating), piriaz1n (1.17), ninjaZ (1.03), and short (1.07).

River Plate Gaming Team Stats and Latest Results

River Plate Gaming is currently ranked #132 in the global ranking. The Argentine team is currently on a 2-match losing streak and has managed 5 wins from its last 10 games. They finished 3-4th at the Aorus League 2022 Season 1 Southern Cone, won the Flow Gamergy Argentina 2022, and finished 9-16th at the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference SA Open Qualifier. Their win rate currently stands at 42.9%.

Map performance over the past 3 months shows that their best-played cards are Mirage (100.0%-win rate) and Inferno (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%), Nuke (0.0%), Overpass (0.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). Their current line-up has NikoM (1.07 player rating), minimal (1.05), guidimon (1.11), rushardo (0.89), and atarax1a (1.11).

Arctic eSports vs. River Plate Gaming H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters.

Arctic eSports vs. River Plate Gaming Betting Preview

Arctic eSports is the favourite side to win. At the moment, they lead on 5 maps while River Plate Gaming has an advantage on only 1 map. Arctic eSports also has a better roster and win rate compared to the Argentine team. Therefore, we are predicting a win for the Brazilian side.

The Pick: Arctic eSports to win.

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