The addition of Hampus “hampus” Poser two weeks ago gave Johnny Speeds some momentum as they won six straight series. But over the next five, the Swedes have managed just one more victory, with losses against 9INE, Nemiga Gaming, Lazer Cats, and Into the Breach.

Permitta Esports have also been inconsistent in recent outings, with a 50% win rate from their last six. The departure of Patryk “Sidney” Korab on Saturday will not do any wonders for the Polish lineup’s reliability either, even though they have already found a replacement in ex-ENTERPRISE AWPer Sebastian “fr3nd” Ku?mierz.

Unsurprisingly, the best Counter-Strike betting sites have Johnny Speeds priced as favourites, but it is tough to justify taking their side at the offered number. Permitta Esports are not in the best shape, yet neither are hampus and company, so we can expect a closer affair.

ALTERNATE aTTaX have not won a tournament since CCT Season 2 European Series #9, and they recently exited CCT Season 2 European Series #12 in 20th-22nd place. However, despite the uninspiring tournament placements, the German squad are 8-2 from their last 10 series, indicating some improvement.

9INE won FASTCUP: CSGORUN Cup Season 1 last Tuesday, yet that is their only deep tournament run since the runner-up finish at European Pro League Season 17 in July. Still, 9INE showed a pulse.

9INE are priced as favourites for this match, which does not make much sense considering how much more consistent ALTERNATE aTTaX have been lately. A better map win rate on four maps (Nuke, Vertigo, Ancient, and Anubis) should not be ignored, but it’s not a good enough reason to take 9INE’s side.

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Preasy Esports have made some noise this season with a bronze medal from CCT Online Finals #3 in September and a semifinal run at CCT East Europe Series #3 in late October. But after the transition to Counter-Strike 2, the Danes had started to show cracks — until the signing of rifler Fredrik “roeJ” R?j Christensen from Fnatic.

With roeJ, Preasy have claimed five straight victories and won their first title at CCT Online Finals #4. Even though roeJ isn’t solely to thank for that resurgence, the 29-year-old has averaged an incredible 1.25 performance rating since joining the team.

Like Preasy, ECSTATIC have had their moments over the last couple of months, with two semifinal runs at CCT East Europe Series #3 and CCT East Europe Series #4, but overall they have been inconsistent. They’re 2-4 over the last five games, with two rough losses against The Prodigies Sweden (9-13) and EHawks (11-13).

As a regional derby, this has the potential to be a close game. However, there is no denying Preasy Esports are in much better form.

SAW kicked off their YaLLa Compass Fall 2023 main stage campaign with a 2-0 sweep of the struggling Entropiq, but that win doesn’t take away from the fact that they are 4-5 since the turn of the month.

Over their last nine series, SAW have beaten only Prodigies (2-0), PARIVISION (2-0), Pompa Team (2-0) and Entropiq; however, they’ve failed to look as good against SINNERS Esports (1-2), FORZE Esports (1-2), Movistar Riders (1-2) and Metizport (0-2).

Espionage made it through YaLLa Compass Fall 2023 contenders stage with a perfect record and wins against JANO Esports (2-0), Dynamo Eclot (2-0) and IKLA (2-0), to which they added another 2-0 sweep of Sprout in the main stage. Espionage had shown great form even before YaLLa Compass Fall 2023 and are 9-2 over their last 11 series.

Top CS2 betting sites have SAW priced as favourites, which doesn’t make much sense and likely has to do with brand recognition. Even though we have not seen much from Espionage, they are in great form and look to be an excellent bet at plus money.

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