Match Prediction: SAW - CGN Esports | VALORANT

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Handicap +1.5 (CGN Esports)

SAW and CGN Esports will meet on day three of the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA group stage. So far, the Portuguese are 100% up, but have only played one game so far.

In turn, CGN Esports managed to both win and lose Acend, but in terms of the game, the German team is very good. There's also The International heresy that the odds are in favour of SAW, which I don't really agree with.

At the very least, the Germans will struggle, while the Portuguese team has not yet shown itself to make any definite conclusions. So here I would lean on the card from the CGN Esports team.

SAW form

The second team in the European rankings had no trouble becoming the VALORANT Challengers 2023 Portugal: Tempest Split 1 champion, with only one defeat along the way.

The Portuguese side also went on to win the VALORANT Challengers 2023 Portugal: Tempest Split 2 to clinch the title and qualify for Ascension.

SAW Long competed in the group stage of the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA, where they beat Digital Athletics handily.

Recent SAW results:

A 13-10 win over For The Win Esports.
A 13-4 win over Panthers Esports.
A 2-0 win over GTZ Esports.
3-0 win over GTZ Esports.
A 2-1 win over Digital Athletics.

Top SAW scores:

Split - 100% wins.
Ascent - 100% wins.
Lotus - 100% wins.
Haven - 88% wins.
Pearl - 67% wins.
Fracture - 67% wins.

It is worth noting that the Portuguese team usually does not appear on the Bind map.

CGN Esports Form

The thirteenth team in the European rankings won the VALORANT Challengers 2023 DACH: Evolution Split 1, where they played quite well against their rivals.

Despite winning the VALORANT Challengers 2023 DACH: Evolution Split 2, CGN Esports also managed to fall at Surfshark Valorant Challenge #2 where they fell to SuperMassive Esports and KPI Gaming.

However, at the Long Cognegg Group Stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA, the German squad so far looks to be The International ere as they have already beaten Dsyre and struggled in a losing match against Acend.

Statistics of meetings SAW - CGN Esports

The teams have not met before.

Forecast for the match SAW - CGN Esports

To be honest, the odds do not show the real picture, as the Portuguese team is not the best in this championship, giving the card to the weak Turks.

CGN Esports, on the other hand, have already struggled and proved themselves, including in their last match against Acend. Based on that fact alone, the German team has clearly prepared for the championship.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend taking a risk and bet on the Forum on map (+1.5) for the team CGN Esports.