ex-MAD Lions vs. EC Kyiv Preview & Prediction- Free 6/02 CS: GO

The opponents will clash at Swiss round 2 in the Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament this Thursday. Both teams have a 1-0 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.

ex-MAD Lions Team Stats and Latest Results

ex-MAD Lions is ranked #46 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 10 weeks. Their last match was at the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe on May 31, 2022, and ex-MAD Lions lost to the HEET with a score of 1:2. Nevertheless, they won 8 out of their last 10 games and managed a win rate of 80.0% over the past 3 months. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 1-4th at the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 Closed Qualifier.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show excellent performance on Mirage (100.0%-win rate), Overpass (100.0%), Inferno (75.0%), and Ancient (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Vertigo (50.0%) and Dust2 (0.0%). The team’s current line-up has Buzz (1.00 player rating), TMB (1.08), sdy (1.14), Woro2k (1.13), and jL (1.14).

EC Kyiv Team Stats and Latest Results

Esports Club Kyiv is ranked #61 in the world ranking. The Ukrainian team is currently on a 1-match win streak and has managed 5 wins from its last 10 games. The team defeated 777 eSport at the Swiss round 1 in the ongoing EIS tournament and requires 2 additional wins to make it to the playoffs. Considering its performance in past events, the team finished 1-2nd at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 1, 2nd at the ESEA Spring 2022 Cash Cup 3 Europe, and 9-16th at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 2. The team’s win rate over the past 3 months stands at 50.0%.

Their best-played maps over the past 3 months include Dust2 (80.0%) and Mirage (66.7%). They performed averagely on Ancient (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (16.7%) and Overpass (0.0%). Team members include uQlutzavr (1.02 player rating), Smash (1.03), byr9 (1.09), amster (0.99), and s4ltovsk1yy (1.12).

ex-MAD Lions vs. EC Kyiv H2H Record

Head-to-head has 1 match between the rivals. They met at the ESEA Advanced Season 38 Europe on September 24, 2021, and ex-MAD Lions won with a score of 2:1.

ex-MAD Lions vs. EC Kyiv Betting Preview

EC Kyiv is currently struggling to win matches and has won 1 out of its last 4 games. On the other hand, ex-MAD Lions has managed 8 wins from the last 10 games and also hold a better win rate than the opponent. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that ex-MAD Lions lead on Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, and Ancient while EC Kyiv has an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, and Vertigo. Therefore, we are predicting a win for ex-MAD Lions.

The Pick: ex-MAD Lions to win.