1PIN vs. Apeks Preview & Prediction- Free 6/26 CS: GO

This Sunday, the rivals will clash at the lower bracket round 3 in the ESEA Advanced Season 41 Europe tournament. 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 round 4 while the losing side will exit the team.

1PIN Team Stats and Latest Results

1PIN is ranked #182 in the world ranking. The British team is currently on a 2-match winning streak and has managed a 66.7%-win rate over the past 3 months. The team’s last match took place at the ongoing ESEA tournament on June 23, 2022, and 1PIN defeated For The Win eSports with a score of 1:2. Since the beginning of the year, the team has played 3 matches.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%) and Mirage (100.0%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team has a line-up that includes shyyne (1.09 player rating), leaf (1.14), dox (1.18), Wolfie (1.33), and AZUWU (1.05).

Apeks Team Stats and Latest Results

Apeks ranks #44 in the world ranking. The Norwegian side is currently on a 1-match win streak and has managed 5 wins from its last 10 games. At the ongoing ESEA Advanced Season 41 Europe tournament, the team has defeated BLINK (2:0) and Tricked (2:0) but lost to BLUEJAYS (2:1). The team is also part of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Spring 2022, the team has won 3 out of the 4 matches played. Considering the team's performance in past events, the team finished 5-6th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier and 9-12th at the Pinnacle Cup IV. Over the past 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 64.3%.

Map performance over the past 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Inferno (100.0%), Nuke (76.9%), Dust2 (66.7%), Overpass (62.5%), and Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (36.4%) and Vertigo (0.0%). Team members include nawwk (1.12 player rating), chawzyyy (0.98), AcilioN (0.99), jkaem (1.17), and STYKO (1.04).

1PIN vs. Apeks H2H Record

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

1PIN vs. Apeks Betting Preview

Apeks is the favourite to win this upcoming matchup. The Norwegian side has a better performance on the maps, better ranking, and has also played more games since the beginning of the year. Apeks leads on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass while 1PIN has an advantage on Vertigo and Ancient. In our opinion, we believe Apeks will win this game while 1PIN will snatch one map.

The Pick: Apeks to win/ Over 2.5 maps.