Dynamo Eclot and Copenhagen Flames will clash on Thursday in the first round of Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 Main Stage, marking their first meeting since CCT Central Europe Series #4 in December, when the Danes won 2-0. Copenhagen Flames have since played 15 matches and won all but five (10-5), whereas Dynamo Eclot have won just half of their 12 outings (6-6).

The Czech squad are 4-2 over their last six outings, which looks decent, but that run includes only wins against ECSTATIC (2-1), 00 Prospects (2-0), and two lower-tier teams in Eughxuls (22-18) and Turów Zgorzelec Esport (16-9). So even though Dynamo Eclot have been winning games, they only do well against weaker teams.

Copenhagen Flames are not the powerhouse they were in early 2022, but they’re still a tier above Dynamo Eclot, who have not shown anything noteworthy since their third-place finish at Global Offensive Champions League Season 2 in December.

BIG Academy made it through Elisa Invitational Winter 2023 Contenders Stage with a 3-2 record, but they’ve only beaten GTZ.ESPORTS and Turów Zgorzelec Esport (Team Falcons forfeited). Since then, the German squad attended the MistGames Heroes of Lofoten Closed Qualifier, where they won against Metizport (2-1) but were no match for 00 Prospects (0-2).

Endpoint were last seen playing at the end of January when they crashed out of Intel Extreme Masters Spring 2023 EU Open Qualifier #1 with a 10-16 defeat against Spirit Academy. However, they did well in the ESL Pro League European Conference a week prior, finishing the event one victory short of qualifying for ESL Pro League Season 17.

There are question marks above both teams. BIG Academy haven’t been playing well, whereas Endpoint have not shown anything too remarkable lately. So even though this is Endpoint’s game to lose, over 2.5 maps at +108 looks the right play.

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?Into the Breach and AGO have found themselves in a do-or-die situation as they enter this match just one defeat away from getting eliminated from the tournament. AGO have lost against ENTERPRISE esports (0-2) and MASONIC (0-2), while Into the Breach have suffered two 0-2 losses against Apeks and Tricked Esports.

On a more positive note, Into the Breach nearly won a map against Tricked last week (16-19 on Inferno), but that hardly suggests that ITB had a chance to win the series. AGO had a similar experience against ENTERPRISE, who beat them 16-3 on Inferno and 19-22 on Mirage on May 26.

But even though it’s hard to set the two teams apart based on their recent showings, we have to note that AGO parted ways with their best player Maciej “F1KU” Miklas, who left for OG last week, a couple of days after AGO waved goodbye to Szymon “kRaSnaL” Mrozek.

With a weakened roster, AGO’s chances to win are very slim, but ITB are not consistent enough for us to believe that they can win without dropping a map. Therefore, we’re on AGO with a map advantage at -163.93.

Sprout and Team Finest enter this match undefeated and are just one win away from locking in a spot in the playoffs. Sprout have beaten Tricked Esports (2-1) and Apeks (2-1), while Team Finest edged past KOVA (2-1) and BLUEJAYS (2-1).

We would argue that Sprout had a tougher schedule, so that’s the first big reason why we favour the Germans. Moreover, Sprout are 8-1 across their last nine outings, with wins against MOUZ (two clean sweeps), ex-MAD Lions, and Entropiq.

Team Finest aren’t too shabby either. They are on a streak of six consecutive wins, but they haven’t beaten any noteworthy teams besides the PGL Major Antwerp semi-finalists, Team Spirit, but that was a complete fluke.

Team Finest are good enough to put up a fight, but it’s hard to bet against Sprout with the form they’ve been showing of late.

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