Match Prediction: Ballista Esports - Acend | VALORANT

Ballista and Acend will meet in their group's losers' grid. Both teams, as expected, lost to the favorites, while showing teeth and intransigence. However, no one will argue that the Poles looked more interesting in the overall picture.

Ballista shape

The 29th team of the European rating was formed only at the end of January, having entered the top three winners of several championships. We must not overlook the fact that at VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Masters, the team got hold of the first time, leaving behind many serious opponents. However, in the first round, the team lost as expected, rolling back.

The latest results of the team:

• Defeat Ignite with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over HSDIRR with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over honk with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over fnatic with a score of 2: 0.
• Defeat against Team Heretics with a score of 0: 2.

Best Ballista cards:

• Bind - 89% wins.
• Split - 60% wins.
• Haven - 57% wins.
• Icebox - 50% wins.

However, the Poles are not doing well at the Ascent. Nevertheless, the Poles look very cheerful, showing confident play for the attacking side.

Form Acend

The 21st team in the European rankings recently played under the Raise Your Edge tag. However, the transfer of the roster happened exactly before the start of VCT 2021: Europe Stage 1 Masters, for which the team was selected quite unexpectedly. Nevertheless, already in the first round, Acend did not succeed, although the attempt was definitely counted.

The latest results of the team:

• Victory over Shockdart with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over SAW with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over Rix.GG with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over OG with a score of 2: 0.
• Defeat to NiP with a score of 0: 2.

Best Acend cards:

• Icebox - 100% wins.
• Ascent - 86% wins.
• Bind - 75% wins.
• Haven - 50% wins.

However, the team does not succeed in everything on Split - exactly three defeats out of three.

Personal meetings statistics

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match Ballista - Acend

The odds are equal here, so I will be based on personal preference and speculation. I don't know why, but I liked the play of the Polish team the most. The lightning attack on two maps made the Heretics nervous. In turn, Acend was not afraid to impose their game on NiP. However, the general impression was that they liked the Poles a little more. Therefore, here I propose to bet on the victory of the Ballista team.