SMASH Esports vs Movistar Riders

SMASH ranked #86 from Europe (mix of players) are clashing against team Movistar Riders ranked #41 from Spain in the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier - ESL One Rio 2020 that has 16 teams competing for the prize pool of 8 spots at Minor. This tournament is played online, and this is the best of 3 type of match.

SMASH map performance in the last three months: Nuke is at 66,7% win rate on three played maps - WON/TIE/LOSS - 2/0/1, Inferno 50,0% on two played maps 1/0/1, Mirage 40,0% on five played maps 2/0/3, Dust2 25,0% win rate on four played maps 1/0/3, Overpass 25,0% on four played maps 1/0/3, and Train with 0,0% win rate on one played map 0/0/1.

They played two maps in March and won none. In February, they played 11 maps and won five, converted, they played six matches and won three. During January, they played six maps and won two; in other words, they played two games and won none.

Movistar Riders map highlights in the previous three months: Overpass is at 75,0% win rate on 12 played maps - WIN/DREW/LOST - 9/0/3, Mirage 54,5% on 11 played maps 6/0/5, Nuke 44,4% on nine played maps 4/0/5, Inferno 38,5% on 13 played maps 5/0/8, Vertigo 33,3% on three played maps 1/0/2, and Train with 20,0% win rate on five played maps 1/0/4.

They played four maps in March and won two, converted, they played three matches and won two. During February, they played 23 maps and won 11; in other words, they played 15 games and won seven. In January, they played only one map, which they lost to AVEZ on Nuke 8-16. During December, they played 25 maps and won 13, converted, they played 12 games and won seven.

OK, so SMASH lost their first match in this tournament against fnatic with 0-2 (7-16 on Mirage, and 6-16 on Inferno), while on the other side Movistar Riders lost to Dignitas 0-2 (10-16 on Overpass, and 14-16 on Nuke). The winner here will advance to clash against team BIG, who lost to NiP 0-2. Looking at the stats, MR are better ranked and have more matches played recently; that is why the odds favor them. By all standards, this match should go in favor of MR, and i will bet on that.

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