Sprout and BIG will meet in the second round of the FLASHPOINT 3 lower bracket. Both German teams show far from being the most confident game. However, let's face it, there are a lot more questions about BIG, given the very status of the team.
Sprout Form
The 31st team in the world rankings won the recent ESL Meisterschaft Spring 2021, although there were no serious contenders in the championship. But we are clearly interested in FLASHPOINT 3, where the team looked very poor in the opening match. Yes, the Germans lost to Heroic. Another thing is that Sprout was not taken aback and slammed FaZe Clan, sending the opponent home. However, I want to highlight the players who showed in this match that it is too early to write them off.
Recent Sprout results:
- Defeat against Heroic with a score of 0: 2.
- Defeat from SKADE with a score of 1: 2.
- Victory over NLG with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over Unicorns of Love with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2: 1.
Best Sprout Maps:
- Dust 2 - 63% wins.
- Train - 54% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% wins.
At the same time, the team does not play on Overpass, which is statistically the best map of the opponent. However, on the other maps, the situation is quite dire.
BIG shape
The eighth team of the world rankings "impressive" in the ESEA Premier Season 37 Europe, where to the two controversial victories over Apeks and BLINK added a significant defeat to SAW. So the team also lost to mousesports, showing their helplessness. And for me personally, BIG is becoming one of the main outsiders of the tournament, because with such a helpless game, you should pack your bags and rebuild the squad as soon as possible. Sorry, but with such a game it's a shame to stutter about Stockholm.
Recent BIG results:
- Beat the Apeks with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over BLINK with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over Complexity with a score of 2: 0.
- Lost to SAW with a score of 1: 2.
- Defeat against mousesports with a score of 0: 2.
Best BIG cards:
- Overpass - 75% wins.
- Dust 2 - 71% wins.
- Mirage - 64% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% wins.
Interestingly, the team's situation is terrible with Nuke and Inferno. It is also worth adding Train, which is probably not considered the main one for the team.
Sprout - BIG meeting statistics
During the current season, the teams held one meeting - Sprout won the victory at ESL Meisterschaft Autumn 2020 (2: 1). However, the statistics for the past year are much more interesting, because BIG lost to Sprout four times (there were five matches in total).
Prediction for the match Sprout - BIG
I'm not going to look for the pluses of BIG, since there are so few of them. In this regard, I'd rather turn my gaze to Sprout, which psychologically recovered from the defeat from Heroic. So there is also a very tempting statistics that does not speak in favor of the favorite. Also, even Dust 2 (a strong BIG card) doesn't seem so obvious. So here I propose to bet on the Sprout team to win.
