Both sides enter this match with new faces on their roster. Team Singularity acquired Danni “smF” Dyg and Sebastian “larsen” Larsen as replacements for Tobias “TOBIZ” Theo and Casper “Celrate” Andersen last month, while FATE decided to replace Kaloyan “shaiK” Borisov and Milen “milky” Iliev with Kostadin “rafftu” Turbinov and Kalin “KalubeR” Еrenditzov.

Although good signings on both ends, we have to consider that FATE made their changes just this Tuesday, meaning some period of instability and poor synergy must be expected. The Bulgarian duo are definitely an upgrade to shaiK and milky, but that might not become obvious until a few weeks pass.

FATE are still good enough to win one map, but due to the questionable synergy, we have to side with Singularity.

Wis?a Kraków have been all over the place across the last month. After making some noise at IEM Katowice, where they lost to Virtus.pro (10-16) and Complexity (1-2), the Poles went on to defeat sAw (2-1), FATE (2-0) and HellRaisers (2-0), only to drop the ball against EXTREMUM (1-2) and Illuminar Gaming (10-16, 15-15).

That said, a majority of those losses came against stronger teams. This could be a problem since forZe are by no means a weak squad, although they enter this match in ordinary shape after narrow wins against FofTheWin (16-12) and ex-SPARK ESPORTS (16-11) as well as an 8-16 loss to Movistar Riders.

This match seems like a complete coin-toss, so punters have to favour the underdogs. If you believe forZe are stronger than their recent results might suggest, overs might be a better pick, but we just don’t see it.

SKADE and 4Glory Esports will make their first steps in the Snow Sweet Snow #1 on Thursday when they clash in the opening fixture of Balkan Group. It will mark the first time these sides will meet on the battlefield and SKADE’s first official match since December when they won the European ESEA Season 35: Premier Relegation.

4Glory Esports is a relatively unknown stack of Balkan CS:GO players, who have yet to make any noise in the competitive scene outside of a top-three finish at the A1 Adria League Season 6. Most recently, they were seen competing in the second and third open qualifiers for the OMEN WGR European Challenge, where they failed to finish above ninth-16th.

Last week SKADE parted ways with their in-game leader Teodor “SPELLAN” Nikolov, which is a huge blow to their chances of solidifying themselves as a competitive second-tier team. Regardless, 4Glory are an amateur team and should not cause the experienced Bulgarian lineup too many issues.

FATE Esports will clash with the former Turkey5 lineup playing under the Sangal Esports banner in what promises to be a very one-sided affair. Sangal are heavily favoured to win, because FATE initiated a complete roster rebuild earlier this month, however, that does not necessarily mean FATE are as weak as the CSGO betting odds suggest.

The Turkish squad enter this match off a five-week-long hiatus, so some ring rust is expected and consequently sloppier gameplay. Even though we are not too high on FATE’s new project, they have some solid pieces, namely their in-game leader Nikolay “niki1” Pantaleev, as well as the ex-BLUEJAYS International duo Ivan “Rock1nG” Stratiev and Ivan “Patrick” Ivanov, who should bring enough to the table to keep this match close. Fate Esports +1.5 maps is paying around the $2.17 mark with the leading esports betting sites.

SKADE vs FATE CS:GO BETTING & MATCH DETAILS

SKADE vs FATE LOOT.BET/CS SEASON 7 BETTING PREVIEW

Bulgarian rivals SKADE and FATE will clash this Tuesday in the hopes of securing a place in the fifth round of LOOT.BET/CS Season 7.

SKADE began the tournament with two disappointing losses against ALTERNATE aTTaX (1-2) and PACT (1-2), but they managed to keep their heads above water with a commanding win against Wisla Krakow (2-0) last Monday.

SKADE participated at the recent Cyber.Bet Summer Cup, where they finished in fourth place after losing to FATE and Illuminar Gaming in the first round of the playoffs. Teodor “SPELLAN” Nikolov also took part at ESEA Season 34: Premier Division – Europe, where they ran 10th in the regular season and just missed the playoffs.

Their failure to enter the post-season at ESEA means SKADE lost another opportunity to claim their first CS:GO esports title since April, when they won SECTOR: MOSTBET Season 2. SPELLAN and co. are still in the running at LOOT.BET/CS S7, but they need to take down their regional rivals who have caused them headaches before.

FATE are far from a top-tier CS:GO team, but their success in recent months should not be ignored. Since the turn of the year, they have won WINNERS League – Season 3: Europe Main Division, Phoenix League Season 1 and the Cyber.Bet Summer Cup. They also finished in third-fourth place at Assembly Winter 2020.

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Like SKADE, FATE also took part at ESEA Season 34: Premier Division – Europe. Unlike their compatriots, however, FATE fought their way into the playoffs with a 10-5 record and 218-175 map differential.

FATE also took a swing at cs_summit 6 Online: Europe last week, where they were placed in a tough Group B with North, Vitality and Movistar Riders. While Nikolay “niki1” Pantaleev and his team lost both fixtures against Team Vitality (0-2) and Movistar Riders (0-2) to finish last, they earned 312.5 Regional Major Rankings (RMR) points.

Looking back, FATE managed to win seven out of their last 10 matches. That run includes wins over SKADE (2-1), Nemiga Gaming (16-11), Team Singularity (16-10), Wisla Krakow (16-8), mens (W-FF), Illuminar (2-0) and HellRaisers (3-2).

SKADE hold a 5-5 record from their last 10. While they lost to Movistar Riders (24-28), ALTERNATE aTTaX (12-16), FATE (1-2), Illuminar (0-2) and CR4ZY (1-2), they also enjoyed convincing wins over Unicorns of Love (16-2), pro100 (16-5), FATE (16-13), Wisla Krakow (2-0) and AGO (16-13).

SKADE vs FATE LOOT.BET/CS SEASON 7 BETTING PREDICTIONS

Historically, FATE and SKADE tend to produce close matches, which is not surprising given these two rosters know each other well. FATE came away with a 2-1 win when they met last week, but that was an unusually one-side affair.

SKADE took the series lead with 16-10 on Dust II but got stomped into the dirt on Mirage (6-16) and Overpass (5-16). The stats suggest they deserved to lose, seeing how Viktor “Duplicate” Mitev, Blagoi “Oxygen” Dimitrov and Denislav “dennyslaw” Dimitrov had a combined average rating of 0.72 for the series.

SKADE’s entire roster is running at only 1.03 over the past three months, while FATE’s squad holds a 1.06 average rating. That margin is rather small, but FATE’s results in recent weeks are far better. They lost only one out of their last five played, while SKADE lost three.

The match odds are tight and the historical record points to a close encounter, but the form lines suggest FATE are in much better shape and should get the win.