Spirit vs. FaZe Preview & Prediction - Free 10/26 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the first round of the group stage in PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage. In this tournament, the top 8 teams at the group stage will advance to the Legends Stage.
Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results
Spirit is ranked 20th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 98 weeks. Their invite to the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage was based on CIS RMR. The Russian team is coming to this tournament disappointed because they failed to secure a spot at the IEM Winter 2021. Nevertheless, this will be a motivating factor when they begin the group stage. Considering other tournaments, they won the Insane FASTCUP 1 in September, finished 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2, and 5th at the IEM Fall 2021 CIS. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 4 matches and hold a win rate of 50.0%.
Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has displayed a decent performance on Dust2 (75.0%), Nuke (66.7%), and Mirage (55.6%). There was an average win rate on Overpass (50.0%) and Ancient (50.0%) but below-average on Inferno (25.0%). Spirit has maintained 1 roster since January 2021 that consists of chopper (1.01), mir (1.20), sdy (1.11), degster (1.19), and magixx (1.04).
FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results
FaZe is ranked 8th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 138 weeks. The European side is coming to this tournament after finishing 9th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe tournament where they were awarded $3,000 plus 1250 RMR Points. At the same time, they were 3-4th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 1, 1-8th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier, and 4-6th at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021. In the last 8 matches, they managed 5 wins and lost 3. Their win rate currently stands at 63.2%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Overpass (80.0%), Mirage (63.6%), Dust2 (60.0%), and Inferno (55.6%). On the other hand, they attained an average performance on Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (0.0%). The team line-up includes karrigan (0.89), olofmeister (0.93), rain (1.10), Twistzz (1.13), and broky (1.08).
Spirit vs. FaZe H2H Record
Head-to-head statistics shows 2 meeting between the opponents and each side has a win to their side. The last meeting was at the IEM Cologne 2021 and FaZe won 2-1.
Spirit vs. FaZe Betting Preview
The price of betting on this match is high. There's no denying that these two teams are capable enough to take it all the way to the top 8 but based on the map performance, FaZe is the better side to win. FaZe leads on Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass while Spirit has an advantage on 2 cards. Based on the fact that FaZe has a better win rate and has a 2-match win streak, we would advise bettors to put their money on them.
The Pick: FaZe to win.