Epsilon eSports vs x-kom

Epsilon ranked #37 from Europe (mix of players) are clashing against team x-kom ranked #45 from Poland in the ESEA MDL Season 31 Europe that has 18 teams competing for the prize pool of $2,500 + 3 spots at MDL Global Challenge + MDL Finals. This tournament is played online, and this is best of 1 type of match with Dust2 being the map that is played.

Epsilon map highlights in the previous three months: Cache is at 71,4% win rate on seven played maps - WIN/TIED/LOST - 5/0/2, Mirage 69,7% on 33 played maps 23/0/10, Train 62,5% on 16 played maps 10/0/6, Dust2 57,1% on 14 played maps 8/0/6, Nuke 50,0% on eight played maps 4/0/4, Inferno 40,9% on 22 played maps 9/0/13, Overpass 33,3% on 15 played maps 5/0/10, and Vertigo with 0,0% win rate on three played maps 0/0/3.

Now let's dig deeper into the Dust2 map highlights in the previous three months: They played it 14 times, and the score is 8/0/6, they played 400 rounds and won 201, which is 57,1% win percent. They played 28 pistol rounds and won eight, that is 28,6% win percent. Playing as Counter-Terrorists, they win 48,76% rounds, and playing as Terrorists they win 51,24% rounds. Their round win percent after getting their first kill is 72,7%, and their round win percent after receiving their early death is 30,5% total.

They played Dust2 six times in May and won five. During April they played five maps and won two. In March they played three games and won one.

x-kom map performance in the last three months: Nuke is at 81,2% win rate on 16 played maps - WON/DREW/LOSS - 13/0/3, Vertigo 71,4% on seven played maps 5/0/2, Overpass 66,7% on 12 played maps 8/0/4, Cache 50,0% on two played maps 1/0/1, Inferno 46,2% on 13 played maps 6/0/7, Mirage 43,8% on 16 played maps 7/0/9, Train 35,7% on 14 played maps 5/0/9, and Dust2 with 14,3% win rate on seven played maps 1/0/6.

Their performance in the previous three months on Dust2: They played it seven times, and the score is 1/0/6. They played 187 rounds and won 85, that is 14,3% win percent. They played 14 pistol rounds and won seven, which is 50,0% total. Playing as Counter-Terrorists they win 49,41% rounds, and as Terrorists, they win 50,59% rounds. Their round win percent after getting the first kill is 69,9%, and their round win percent after receiving the first death is 26,0% total.

They played three maps in May and won one. In April they played three games and lost all three. In March they played one game which they lost.

OK, so we can clearly see that Epsilon plays much better on Dust2 than x-kom + they are currently 4th with nine played maps, six wins and three losses, their round difference is +34, and they have 18 points while x-kom is 12th with five played matches, two wins, three losses, a round difference of -10 and six points. The problem here is both teams played very well in recent weeks, winning a lot of games and having a good form, yes Epsilon is way better on D2, but it is a best of 1 type of match, so literally, anything can happen. The head-to-head score for these two teams is one win for Epsilon and one win for x-kom. That one win for Epsilon was three days ago where they won 16-9 on Mirage. It is also important to mention that they played 18 days ago on Dust2 where Epsilon also won 16-14 (but lost other two games). My bet will go to team Epsilon to win, all the stats are on their side, o i expect a quick win.

Good luck to all who bet, and don't forget to gamble responsibly!