Prediction on match CS2 ENCE - sAw

ENCE and SAW will play in the first round of the Brazy Party 2023 group stage. I very much doubt that the Portuguese team will be able to show anything of substance, as the last few months have been a complete failure.

ENCE, on the other hand, have only occasionally succeeded, but objectively the team is on a different level. In general, SAW will be very difficult, and as such, the Portuguese have no advantage.

There's also a renewed squad with a new coach, which doesn't bode well on paper. So I'd go with a landslide victory for ENCE here.

ENCE's form

The world number eight team failed at the CCT Central Europe Malta Finals 1, as they only finished in third place, given the level of their opponents in Malta.

From there, the European side managed to make it back to the semi-finals of ESL Pro League Season 17. They managed to beat G2 Esports and Vitality, which evened out all their previous failures.

However, ENCE had a terrible showing at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B where they suffered two defeats. However, the team managed to get out of a tricky situation next, making it to the majors.

ENCE's latest results:

• Defeat to Monte with a score of 11-16.
• Defeat to FORZE with a score of 14-16.
• 2-0 win over iNation.
• 2-0 win over 500.
• 2-0 win over Cloud9.

Top ENCE scores:

• Ancient - 83% wins.
• Mirage - 75% wins.
• Nuke - 70% wins.
• Overpass - 60% wins.
• Vertigo - 58% wins.

It is noteworthy that the European squad has once again given up on Inferno.

SAW form

The 36th ranked team in the world managed to fail in ESL Pro League Season 17, where they got only one victory, and after that they did not show anything in the online tournaments.

The Portuguese side went on to finish fourth at ESL Challenger League Season 44 Europe and also suffered three defeats at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR A.

Already after such an embarrassment, SAW decided to change their squad and change coaches, but that helped produce a victory over HEET in the first round of ESL Challenger League Season 45 Europe.

Latest SAW results:

• A 0-2 defeat to Monte.
• A 9-16 defeat at the hands of Virtus.pro.
• Defeat by MOUZ 12-16.
• 1-2 defeat at the hands of OG.
• 2-1 win over HEET.

SAW's best scores:

• Vertigo - 70% wins.
• Inferno - 50% wins.
• Nuke - 50% wins.

In turn, the Portuguese team continue to be absent from the Mirage map.

ENCE - SAW encounter statistics

The teams have not met before.

Outlook for the ENCE - SAW match

I don't think it makes sense to dig The International riga in a match like this. The Portuguese have too many problems, and the game itself has not been going well for a month in a row.

Yes, ENCE's form is a mystery. But objectively, the team must justify their status, even in spite of the championship format. Therefore, I'd recommend a 2-0 win for ENCE.