SKADE vs. Into the Breach Preview & Prediction- Free 5/31 CS: GO

This Tuesday, the rivals will cross paths at the upper bracket quarter-final. The winner in this duel will qualify for the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3 while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket. The top 4 teams will be awarded $3,131 plus a spot at the REPUBLEAGUE Season 3. The match will be played in the best-of-three series.

SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results

SKADE ranks #30 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 52 weeks. At the ongoing RL tournament, the team defeated Budapest Five (2:1) in the UB opening round. The team has managed 7 wins from its last 10 matches and holds a win rate of 64.0% over the past 3 months. The team’s last achievement was 1st place in the Pinnacle Cup III (CS: GO) tournament which ended on March 29, 2022, and was awarded $80,000. The team also finished 5-8th at the Pinnacle Cup IV and 4th at the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Overpass (73.7%), Mirage (73.3%), Ancient (71.4%), Dust2 (68.4%), and Inferno (65.2%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (34.8%) and Vertigo (0.0%). The team’s current line-up has bubble (0.93 player rating), dream3r (1.11), SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.12), and Rainwaker (1.11).

Into the Breach Team Stats and Latest Results

Into the Breach currently ranks #69 in the world ranking. The British team is currently on a 1-match win streak and has managed 7 wins from its last 10 games. They defeated Case (2:0) at the Upper Bracket (opening round) in the ongoing RL tournament and progressed to the upper quarter-finals where they will clash with SKADE. The team is also part of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022 and lost its first match against Apeks with a score of 2:0. They attained a win rate of 52.8% over the past 3 months.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Inferno (63.6%), Mirage (63.2%), and Nuke (53.3%). They displayed an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%) but were dismal on Overpass (30.0%), Ancient (28.6%), and Dust2 (25.0%). The team has maintained its current roster for the past 2 months and consists of Thomas (1.16 player rating), Adam9130 (1.01), smooya (1.29), CYPHER (1.08), and dobbo (0.96).

SKADE vs. Into the Breach H2H Record

Head-to-head has 2 meetings and SKADE has won all the matches. Their last encounter was at the Swiss of the Pinnacle Cup III on March 24, 2022, and SKADE won 2:1.

SKADE vs. Into the Breach Betting Preview

A comparison of both sides shows that SKADE has impressive stats. They hold a better win rate, has a better performance on the maps, and sit in a better position in the world ranking. At the moment, SKADE has an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Overpass, and Ancient while Into the Breach leads on Nuke and Vertigo. Even though SKADE is the favorite in this upcoming matchup, there is no doubt that the British side has a good roster that will help them snatch one map.

The Pick: SKADE to win/ Over 2.5 maps.