SG.pro vs. Winstrike, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/23 CS:GO

Winstrike is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet SG.pro in the Swiss round 3 (teams with a 0-2 record) of the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 on Wednesday. The losing side will be eliminated out of the tournament, while the winner will have to win the next two games as well in order to reach the playoffs.

SG.pro Team Stats and Latest Results

SG.pro experienced some bad results at the Nine to Five 6 and MIDNITE Nine to Five 7 Dawn, and their poor form continued at this tournament as they lost to Espada and Budapest Five. Now, with their back up against the wall, SG.pro needs to get a win to stay alive in the playoff race, but it’s not going to be easy against favored Winstrike. SG.pro lost eight of the previous ten matches.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, SG.pro was above average only on Train (54.5% win rate), while they displayed disappointing performances on Overpass (10.0%). SG.pro will be playing with a new lineup after they parted ways with RuFire (0.82 rating). We don’t know the name of the newest member, but we do know four of them that will face Winstrike. Diray (1.01), s1natoRRR (1.08), kise (1.02), and fame (1.13).

Winstrike Team Stats and Latest Results

Winstrike played well at the ESEA Advanced Season 35 Europe, where they finished in 3rd place thanks to a comeback 2-1 victory over Budapest Five. They won $2,500 and secured an MDL S35 Relegation, and after that, they beat Vexed and Singularity to book a place at the ESEA MDL Season 36 EU. Winstrike lost the opening match at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 to VP.Prodigy despite winning the first map, while also lost the following match to NAVI Junior. Winstrike won ten of the last 16 games.

In the previous three months, Winstrike was decent on Dust2 (66.7%), Mirage (60.0%), and Vertigo (60.0%), while they were below average only on Nuke (46.7%). Winstrike will also appear with a new lineup on Wednesday after they cut hooch (0.85) and replaced him with KrizzeN (0.87). KrizzeN already played for Winstrike before (35 maps). In total, this squad appeared on 61 maps and recorded 34 wins and 27 losses.

SG.pro vs. Winstrike H2H Record

These rivals have never met before.

SG.pro vs. Winstrike Betting Preview

Although both teams will be playing with changed lineups, I am giving an advantage to Winstrike who didn’t make a lot of changes. Their new lineup member already played for them, so there shouldn’t be problems in terms of chemistry between the squad players. Winstrike is in a way better form recently, and I think SG.pro is without a chance in this one. I am backing Winstrike to get a win.

The Pick: Winstrike to win (-213 @PINNACLE)