SAW and Sprout will meet in the semi-finals of the European qualifiers for Flow FiReLEAGUE 2022 Global Finals. It is worth saying that the winner of the duel will play with MASONIC, since the Danes played their duel the day before.
As for this match, I am not very impressed with the Portuguese, who play every other time and clearly do not show any special game. In turn, Sprout has assembled a powerful line-up, with which it has good chances to somehow show itself.
SAW form
The 41st team in the world rankings won the fourth qualifier for the IEM Road to Rio 2022 for Europe, although they had not been close to reaching the RMR before.
Then the Portuguese went to the group stage of the ESL Challenger League Season 42 Europe, where, don't laugh, they lost two matches and were eliminated in disgrace.
As for our qualification for the Flow FiReLEAGUE 2022 Global Finals, here SAW managed to cope with Apeks, but there the opponent has a wagon and a small cart of problems.
Latest SAW results:
- Victory over 1WIN with a score of 16:9.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 16:12.
- Defeat from 1WIN with a score of 0:2.
- Defeat from forZe with a score of 0:2.
- 2-0 victory over Apeks.
Best SAW cards:
- Ancient - 75% of wins.
- Nuke - 71% of wins.
- Vertigo - 60% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
At the same time, the Portuguese team consistently refuses the Mirage card.
Sprout form
The 21st team in the world ranking also qualified for IEM Road to Rio 2022, but still on the first try. And then the team won the qualifiers, during which they closed out Entropiq, MOUZ and Falcons, passing a very difficult bracket.
Then Sprout tried their luck at the SteelSeries Nova Cup DACH Fall 2022, but the team failed there. Speaking about the qualifiers for Flow FiReLEAGUE 2022 Global Finals, here the wards of BERRY got a difficult victory over Gravity 0, showing at least character.
Latest Sprout results:
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 16:14.
- Victory over Falcons with a score of 16:14.
- Victory over schadE halt with a score of 2:0.
- Defeat from Sangal with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Gravity 0 with a score of 2:1.
Best Sprout cards:
- Inferno - 75% of wins.
- Vertigo - 57% of wins.
- Overpass - 56% of wins.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
- Ancient - 50% win rate.
At the same time, the Sprout team refuses both Mirage and Dust 2.
SAW vs Sprout Match Statistics
Within the framework of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at the ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe, the victory went to SAW (2:1).
Prediction for the match SAW — Sprout
I am skeptical about SAW, which is too selective in tournaments, allowing itself to play at half strength. In turn, Sprout has a history of instability for a long time, and in some places the team can fly out of the match and not finish shooting. Nevertheless, against the background of the Portuguese, the wards of BERRY look strong, at least in terms of names. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Sprout team.
