Match Prediction: ENCE - Outsiders | Counter-Strike (CS2)

ENCE and Outsiders will meet in the group stage of ESL Challenger at DreamHack Rotterdam 2022. In this case, the teams will compete for the right to qualify for the playoffs, as well as the loser will receive another opportunity in the decisive match. However, after the opening matches, I have much more confidence in ENCE, which played in the class.

In turn, the Russian team almost lost to Fluxo, showing not the most confident game both in defense and in attack. In general, Outsiders looks more cheerful than some of their opponents in the group, but there is a feeling that ENCE is much better prepared for the championship.

Form ENCE

The 16th team in the world rankings played terribly in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, where they got only one victory, but after that they suffered four defeats in a row and did not get anywhere.

Nevertheless, the European team played cool at the recent IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B, where he got three wins and guaranteed himself a slot in the "legends" of the major. And in general, ENCE, as it seems, began to gain momentum and found its game after all the changes in the roster.

So, at the start of ESL Challenger at DreamHack Rotterdam 2022, sAw's wards got an unconditional victory over the Brazilians from TeamOne. It is clear that it is difficult to judge such an opponent, but such a confident victory gives a reason to consider the team a favorite here as well.

Latest ENCE results:

• Defeat from ECSTATIC with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over HEET with a score of 16:8.
• Victory over the Falcons with a score of 16:6.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over TeamOne with a score of 16:5.

Best ENCE cards:

• Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
• Vertigo - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 50% win rate.

At the same time, the European team continues to refuse the Inferno map.

Form Outsiders

The twelfth team of the world ranking, on the contrary, played great at ESL Pro League Season 16, where they not only made it to the playoffs, but also reached the quarterfinals, where they even managed to compete with Vitality.

Then the Russian team went to IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B, where they managed to get to the Major in the last rows, but still showed confident CS against the background of relatively weak opponents.

As for the start of the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Rotterdam 2022, here the Outsiders played a controversial match with Fluxo, which, although it ended in victory, left enough questions.

Latest Outsiders results:

• Victory over Heroic with a score of 16:12.
• Lost to Natus Vincere with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to OG with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over the Falcons with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Fluxo with a score of 22:18.

Best Outsiders cards:

• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Dust 2 - 62% of wins.
• Ancient - 50% win rate.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

It is worth recalling that the Russian team continues to ban the Nuke map.

Statistics of meetings ENCE — Outsiders

As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:

• The victory of ENCE within the framework of ESL Pro League Season 15 with a score of 2:0.
  
• The victory of ENCE in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage with a score of 16:6.
  
• ENCE won at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a score of 16:8.
  

However, since then the teams managed to make changes in their compositions.

Prediction for the match ENCE — Outsiders

Given the start at the championship, ENCE looks like the undisputed favorite of the meeting. Yes, no one excludes the factor of randomness and a suitable side, especially in BO1, but the Russian team played very poorly against Fluxo, almost losing the meeting at Dust 2. In turn, sAw's charges played in class, not allowing the opponent to open up. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the ENCE team.