Sinners vs. Nexus, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/22 CS:GO

Sinners are favorites in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet Nexus in the Swiss round 3 (teams with a 2-0 record) of the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 on Tuesday. The winner of this tilt will advance to the playoffs, while the losing side will have another chance to make it.

Sinners Team Stats and Latest Results

Sinners secured a couple of trophies at the SazkaeLEAGUEFall 2020 and Vodafone Czech Championship 2020 after defeating Enterprise and Entropiq in the Grand final, respectively. The Czech team earned around $27,000 of prize money and they are hoping to add $22,500 for 1st place at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020. However, they will have to beat Nexus first. Sinners did beat Lilmix and Lyngby Vikings in the opening two rounds at this tournament. Sinners won 11 of the previous 16 matches.

During the last three months, Sinners were unbeaten on Train (played twice) and excellent on Nuke (80.0% win rate) and Overpass (75.0%), while they were below average on Mirage (37.5%). Sinners are playing with a new lineup since December 2020 and appeared on six maps with a record of four wins and two losses. The team members are oskar (1.27 rating), ZEDKO (1.13), beastik (1.08), SHOCK (1.05), and NEOFRAG (1.22).

Nexus Team Stats and Latest Results

Although they are ranked higher than Sinners in the CS:GO tour, Nexus didn’t have a lot of success at recent tournaments, unlike their next opponents. The Romanians didn’t have the best of time at the MIDNITE Nine to Five 7 Dawn, where they lost to Copenhagen Flames and Apeks, but they responded with a couple of victories over NAVI Junior and ex-ETHEREAL to start this tournament. Nexus lost eight of the last 15 games.

In the previous three months, Nexus played well on Mirage (73.1%), while they disappointed on Nuke (20.0%) and Inferno (28.6%). Nexus assembled its squad in September this year and appeared on 87 maps with a record of 44 wins and 43 losses. The lineup is made of BTN (0.87), SEMINTE (0.95), XELLOW (1.11), iM (1.14), and raga (0.94).

Sinners vs. Nexus H2H Record

These rivals have met on two occasions before, and each team recorded a win. Sinners won the most recent clash at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe Open Qualifier when they secured a 2-0 victory.

Sinners vs. Nexus Betting Preview

Despite the fact that Nexus is a better-ranked team, I am going with Sinners in this one because they have been in better form lately. After a massive 2-0 victory over Lyngby Vikings, in which they allowed just nine rounds, I am expecting Sinners to dominate on Tuesday. Now, I am not saying they will secure a 2-0 win again, but I am saying that Sinners will get a straight win. Feel free to back the Czech side.

The Pick: Sinners to win (-161 @PINNACLE)