On March 9, another prestigious Counter-Strike tournament will begin – ESL Pro League Season 15. 24 teams from various regions will compete for a prize pool of 823 thousand dollars. All major teams from the CIS will participate in the tournament. The Russian team Entropiq is in Group A, where they will play their first match against MOUZ. The match will be in the traditional BO-3 format. We have prepared a prediction for the Entropiq vs. MOUZ match.
Entropiq
The Russians recently played in the Play-In at IEM Katowice. Experts and fans gave them solid chances to advance to the main stage, but they lost to ENCE 9-16, beat Renegades 2-0, and then lost to MOUZ by the same score. The team finished 9-12th place and earned 4,500 dollars. Right now, the team is competing in the Elisa Invitational, awaiting their quarterfinal opponent. Additionally, Entropiq was invited to the playoffs of the Pinnacle Winter Series, where they were shut out by BlueJays.
MOUZ
The German organization also participated in the Play-In of the Polish tournament, but unlike their opponents, they successfully advanced through the qualifiers. However, their main player Bymas was absent, and they brought in JDC from the academy. In the main stage of IEM Katowice, the team had tough matchups, but the young players put up a strong performance. They lost to Vitality and NIP but defeated OG. MOUZ ended up in 9-12th place and earned 16 thousand dollars.
Statistics and Prediction
The Russian team’s win rate over the last three months is 64%. For MOUZ, it’s under 37%. However, Entropiq has mostly faced weaker teams in secondary events. Earlier this year, the teams met in Poland, where the European side won 2-0. JDC was the standout player.
Entropiq has been competing non-stop across various tournaments. They can pull off an upset against a strong opponent but sometimes falter against weaker ones. Lately, though, the Russians have struggled more against top teams compared to last year. MOUZ, despite losing their star ropz to FaZe, hasn’t weakened significantly. The academy replacement has stepped up effectively.
MOUZ managed to beat Entropiq with a lineup that hadn’t gelled yet and without their key player. By March 9, the newcomers should be adapted, and with Bymas back in the starting lineup, the «mice» are favored to win.
