ex-MAD Lions vs. ECSTATIC Preview & Prediction- Free 6/09 CS: GO

The rivals will clash at the Swiss round 3 in the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 tournament this Thursday. Both teams have a 2-0 record and require 1 additional win 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 is ranked #46 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 10 weeks. In the Swiss round of the ongoing Elisa tournament, the team has defeated SINNERS (2:1) and EC Kyiv (2:0) and requires 1 additional win to progress to the playoffs. They finished 1-4th at the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 Closed Qualifier and 9-12th at the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe. The team is also part of the ongoing REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 tournament and has won its first match against Eternal Fire (2:0). Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 75.0%.

The team's best-played maps over the past 3 months consist of Mirage (100.0%-win rate), Overpass (100.0%), and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%), Dust2 (50.0%), and Vertigo (50.0%). Team members consist of Buzz (1.02 player rating), TMB (1.05), Woro2k (1.15), JL (1.16), and REDSTAR (1.00).

ECSTATIC Team Stats and Latest Results

ECSTATIC ranks #33 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 30 weeks. The Danish team is currently on a 3-match win streak and has managed 8 wins from its last 10 matches. In the Swiss round of the ongoing Elisa tournament, they have defeated MASONIC (2:0) and Enterprise (2:1). The team is also part of the ongoing REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 tournament and has won its first match against 1WIN with a score of 2:1. Their last achievement was 5th place at the ESL Challenger League Season 40: EU - Playoffs tournament which ended on April 03, 2022, and received $2,500. Over the past 3 months, the Danes have attained a win rate of 54.5%.

Map win statistics over the last 3 months show an impressive win rate on Ancient (66.7%), Vertigo (64.7%), and Inferno (52.9%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (44.4%), Nuke (40.0%), and Overpass (35.7%). Their current roster has birdfromsky (0.99 player rating), Daffu (1.00), maNkz (1.03), FASHR (1.15), and XELLOW (1.09).

ex-MAD Lions vs. ECSTATIC H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H meeting.

ex-MAD Lions vs. ECSTATIC Betting Preview

ex-MAD Lions has a 2-match win streak while ECSTATIC has won their last 3 matches. A comparison of their performance on the maps shows that ex-MAD Lions lead on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass while ECSTATIC has an advantage on Nuke, Vertigo, and Ancient. Encounters with common opponents (in the last 60 Days) show that ex-MAD Lions has an advantage on 2 wins while ECSTATIC has none. Therefore, we are predicting a win for ex-MAD Lions in this game.

The Pick: ex-MAD Lions to win.

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