Match Prediction: Acend - Apeks | VALORANT
VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEAAcend and Apeks will meet in the finals of the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA top grid, where they will play for their first trip to the grand finals of the championship, and at the same time some advantage.
I can't name a single team that can beat Apeks. Too strong selection of players who have previously performed consistently at the highest level.
In turn, Acend also have good guys, but in a head-to-head comparison the team is clearly Ledgeaa its future rival. Therefore, here I would bet on the victory of the Apeks team.
Acend form
The third team of the European ranking won both regional splits of VALORANT Challengers 2023 East: Surge, where they showed a very confident game against their competitors.
As for their performance in the group stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA, Acend outplayed Digital Athletics, CGN Esports, and SAW, but also unexpectedly lost to Dsyre.
Moreover, the European team is quite confident in the play-offs of the championship, where the day before they managed to get a dry victory over Gentle Mates - a very uncomfortable opponent.
Acend's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Digital Athletics.
- A 2-1 win over CGN Esports.
- A 1-2 defeat to Dsyre.
- A 2-0 win over SAW.
- A 2:0 win over Gentle Mates.
Best results Acend:
- Fracture - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 88% wins.
- Haven - 86% wins.
- Split - 83% wins.
- Pearl - 80% wins.
- Bind - 75% wins.
- Ascent - 73% of wins.
It should be reminded that the European team often refuses to use Ascent.
Apeks form
The second team of the European ranking similarly went through the regional season, winning both splits of VALORANT Challengers 2023 Northern Europe: Polaris without a chance.
Moreover, Apeks played confidently in the group stage of VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: EMEA, where they beat Case Esports, FOKUS, Gentle Mates and Team Falcons in turn.
The European squad also defeated SAW at the Long Island play-offs, which helped them build on their winning streak and move one step closer to the coveted goal of a slot in the league.
Apeks' latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Case Esports.
- Victory over FOKUS with a score of 2:1.
- A 2-0 win over Gentle Mates.
- 2:0 win over Team Falcons.
- A 2:0 victory over SAW.
Apeks' best record:
- Lotus - 100% wins.
- Haven - 92% wins.
- Ascent - 88% wins.
- Pearl - 83% wins.
- Split - 60% wins.
- Bind - 50% wins.
- Fracture - 50% wins.
In turn, the European team tries not to appear on the map Fracture.
Statistics of meetings Acend - Apeks
Previously the teams have not met.
Prediction for the match Acend - Apeks
I have a feeling that I am confusing these two teams - at least in terms of competition they are the closest to the championship. And yet I like Apeks much more, and in terms of names the team is just fabulous.
Yes, Acend also shows a confident game, but so far I can't say that the team is ready to surprise and throw the main favourite of the whole championship into the lower net.
Therefore, in this case I would recommend to bet on the victory of the Apeks team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team Apeks as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.601. Acend chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 2.947 by bookmakers.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | Acend | Apeks |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 5 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 10 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The teams played 0 matches with each other before. In these battles Acend got 0 victories while Apeks managed to take 0 matches.