BIG Academy vs. hREDS Preview & Prediction - Free 10/16 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the stage 1-Round of 16 in the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 3. The winner in this matchup will advance to the second round while the loser will leave the tournament. Teams accumulate prize pool as they advance each round.
BIG Academy Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG Academy is ranked 122nd in the world ranking. The German team was more prepared on Overpass and Inferno when they played Spirit Academy at the round of 16 where they won 2-1. At the same time, the team finished 3rd at the WePlay Academy League Season 1, 4th at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals, and 4th at the WePlay Academy League Season 2. They won 4 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 52.0%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Vertigo (100.0%) and Overpass (77.8%). They attained an average performance on Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (40.0%), Inferno (28.6%), Mirage (22.2%), and Dust2 (0.0%). Their line-up consists of ND (1.07), prosus (1.11), glaVed (1.02), Aqua (0.95), and pr1metapz (0.99).
hREDS Team Stats and Latest Results
hREDS Team is ranked 115th in the world ranking. At the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 3, they defeated PACT (2-0) at the round of 32. Meanwhile, the Finish team finished 5-8th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 3, 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2, and 2nd at the Finnish Esports League Season 9. Out of the last 8 matches, they won 3 matches and held a win rate of 41.2%.
Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Nuke (71.4%) and Inferno (58.3%). They had an average win rate on Dust2 (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (33.3%), Overpass (22.2%), and Mirage (0.0%). They have maintained 1 line-up since July that consists of xartE (1.00), oopee (1.02), eDi (0.96), Sm1llee (0.98), and LYNXi (1.03).
BIG Academy vs. hREDS H2H Record
Head-to-head history has no match between the opponents and this will be their first encounter.
BIG Academy vs. hREDS Betting Preview
In this confrontation, we believe BIG Academy is the better side to win. This is based on the fact that they have a better win rate and have an advantage on 3 cards. hREDS won their last match against PACT (2-0) but this was after 4 consecutive losses. On the other hand, BIG Academy won their last 2 matches and feel motivated to advance to the second stage of the tournament. Hence, we advise bettors to place a win for BIG Academy.
The Pick: BIG Academy to win.