AVEZ vs. K23, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/14 CS:GO

K23 is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet AVEZ in the Playoffs round 1 at the MIDNITE Nine to Five 7 on Monday. The winner of this duel will go on to face Endpoint, while the losing team will be eliminated.

AVEZ Team Stats and Latest Results

AVEZ didn’t have a lot of success at recent tournaments and it is no strange they are currently at the No. 86 place in the CS:GO rankings. The Polish side beat Copenhagen Flames and Espada in the opening two matches of the MIDNITE Nine to Five 7 league stage before losing to compatriots Illuminar. However, they secured their place in the playoffs with a comeback 2-1 victory over Dignitas. AVEZ lost 11 of the previous 15 matches.

In the last three months, AVEZ was above average on Train (58.3% win rate) and Vertigo (53.3%), while they didn’t get a win on Inferno (played once) and displayed disappointing performances on Mirage (11.1%). AVEZ has a relatively new lineup that was assembled in November this year and appeared on 25 maps with a record of ten wins and 15 losses. The lineup consists of Markoś (1.05 rating), nawrot (0.85), Kei (1.09), Kylar (1.08), and RicziMaszynka (0.92).

K23 Team Stats and Latest Results

K23 is in a way better form than AVEZ in the last few weeks and months, but they still failed to leave a bigger mark at recent tournaments they took part in. The Kazakhstani team defeated ex-ETHEREAL and Dignitas in the first two matches of the league phase of this tournament, and following a 2-1 loss to Wisla Krakow, they beat came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Copenhagen Flames and book their place in the playoffs. K23 won nine of the last 12 games.

During the previous three months, K23 played well on Dust2 (60.0%) and Inferno (60.0%), while they were below average on Mirage (40.0%) and Train (41.7%). K23 has a more experienced squad than AVEZ as their lineup was assembled in September 2020 and appeared on 87 maps with a record of 47 wins and 40 losses. The team members are mou (1.11), neaLaN (1.00), Keoz (1.02), n0rb3r7 (1.10), and kade0 (0.95).

AVEZ vs. K23 H2H Record

These rivals have met on two occasions before, and K23 (then called Syman) won both encounters, including the latest one at the Nine to Five 2 in late July this year.

AVEZ vs. K23 Betting Preview

K23 is laying in better form recently and I am going to back them to get a win here and advance to the quarter-finals. They are a higher-ranked team as well and have more experienced players in their lineup in terms of playing with each other. Even though both previous H2H duels produced a maximum of three maps, I am going to avoid betting on the totals this time around. I am going with K23.

The Pick: K23 to win (-145)