EC Kyiv vs. Apeks Preview & Prediction- Free 7/04 CS: GO

The opponents will clash at the lower bracket semi-final of the ESEA Advanced Season 41 Europe tournament this Monday. The 2022 ESEA Advanced Edition is a relegation tournament where the best teams in Europe compete to secure a spot in the ESL Challenger League and a prize pool of $20,300. Playoff matches are played in a double-elimination best-of-three series, except for the grand final which is a best-of-five series. The winner of this match will progress to the lower final.

EC Kyiv Team Stats and Latest Results

Esports Club Kyiv is ranked #60 in the world ranking. At the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 41 Europe tournament, the team defeated Impression (2:1), SKADE (2:1), and Into the Breach (2:0) but lost to BLUEJAYS (0:2) in the Upper semi-finals. The Ukrainian team is also part of the ongoing Esport Tour 2022 Series 2 and has advanced to the playoffs. The team finished 14-16th at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 and was awarded $1,000. Over the past 3 months, the team attained a win rate of 54.2% and has managed 7 wins from its last 10 matches.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Dust2 (77.8%) and Vertigo (54.5%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%), Inferno (42.9%), Mirage (42.9%), and Overpass (33.3%). Their current line-up has amster (0.99 player rating), Smash (1.03), byr9 (1.08), s4ltovsk1yy (1.12), and uQlutzavr (1.03).

Apeks Team Stats and Latest Results

Apeks ranks #56 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 6 weeks. The Norwegian team has a 1-match win streak and has managed 7 wins from its last 10 games. Their match took place at the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 41 Europe tournament on June 30, 2022, and Apeks defeated SKADE with a score of 2:0. The team finished 9-12th at the Pinnacle Cup IV and 9-12th at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022. Apeks has attained a win rate of 61.5% over the past 3 months.

The team's best-played maps over the past 3 months include Inferno (100.0%-win rate), Nuke (75.0%), Mirage (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), and Dust2 (63.6%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Ancient (33.3%) and Vertigo (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of nawwk (1.13 player rating), chawzyyy (1.00), AcilioN (0.99), jkaem (1.16), and STYKO (1.04).

EC Kyiv vs. Apeks H2H Record

Head-to-head has 1 match. They crossed paths at the Swiss of the 2022 Pinnacle Winter Series 1 on January 19, 2022, and EC Kyiv won with a score of 1:0.

EC Kyiv vs. Apeks Betting Preview

Both teams have won 7 out of their last 10 games and have impressive stats on the maps. At the moment, EC Kyiv leads on Dust2, Vertigo, and Ancient while Apeks has an advantage on Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass. Based on these stats, there is no doubt that this will be an interesting matchup. We are predicting a win for Apeks but EC Kyiv will snatch one of the maps.

The Pick: Apeks to win/ Over 2.5 maps.