Entropiq vs ECSTATIC Prediction: Russian team gained momentum

ESL Challenger League is a tournament series organized by ESL. ESL Challenger League Season 42 will feature teams from North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The total prize pool of the season will total $120,000. The European region will be drawing $50,000 and one trip to the ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference. ESL Challenger League Season 42 features five teams from the top 30 of the HLTV ranking, so the lineup looks very strong.

On November 2, Entropiq and ECSTATIC will play their opening match in ESL Challenger League Season 42. We'll find out who the stronger team is soon enough. The meeting is scheduled to start at 21:00.

• Current HLTV ranking: #37;
• Changes over the last three months: -6;
• Best map: Vertigo – 75% in 4 maps;
• Worst map: Ancient – 0% in 6 maps.

Entropiq is still searching for the fifth player in the lineup. For now the sniper role is fulfilled by anarkez, but he should not stay with the team. It is worth noting, though, that he's doing quite well as a stand-in. The player often leads the team in kills and brings a lot of good to the team. Despite the difficult situation with the organization, the guys came together and are now showing a good game, winning four consecutive matches. As for the upcoming match, a lot will depend on the Danes' bans. Usually ECSTATIC takes out Mirage, but in the last two matches they have banned Inferno. Mirage is now one of the strongest Entropiq maps and if the opponent does not get rid of it, the Russian team will pick it and have a huge advantage. If Mirage gets banned, Entropiq will pick Dust2, which they have won four games in a row. ECSTATIC has looked very unsteady in recent matches, losing on Dust2 to teams not in the top 50 HLTV rankings.

• Current HLTV ranking: #57;
• Changes over the last three months: -5;
• Best map: Dust2 – 57% in 14 maps;
• Worst map: Inferno – 12% in 8 maps.

ECSTATIC has lost four of the last five matches. The team shows poor results in almost all tournaments. At Epic GOCL Season 1, where the lineup was not the most serious, the team took the penultimate place. At the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2022, the Danes were in last place. And at the CCT North Europe Series 1 the team finished in 17th-19th place. Now ECSTATIC is haunted by failure after failure and the team cannot find their game. There is only one player on the team who has an individual ranking above 1.00. But even Cabbi goes with 1.03. And this is all happening in tier-2 and 3 tournaments. Entropiq look much stronger individually. As for the upcoming match, ECSTATIC will pick Nuke or Ancient. Though they can't be called a favorite on either map. Entropiq plays Ancient badly, but the Danes don't look the best there either. The win rate on Nuke is almost equal and ECSTATIC does not have a special advantage. The Russian team wins pistol rounds more often and has a higher percentage of wins for defense. Given the current form of the Danes, it is difficult to imagine that they will be able to take one map.

Entropiq has won four matches in a row, showing good play, so they should win the upcoming match. Bookmakers at 1xbet offer odds of 1.63 on Entropiq Handicap (-3.5) rounds, which looks like a good option. You can also bet on Correct Score 2-0 for odds of 2.50 at Bet365 & 2.15 at Betway.