ENCE Academy and Eternal Fire Academy will meet in the third round of the Forward Cup, competing for the right to qualify for the playoffs of the competition. To be honest, I will not say anything about the tournament, which resembles an incomprehensible substance.
Nevertheless, this meeting is very notable for the fact that two youth teams managed to get two victories each. However, the Finns have more prospects, while the Eternal Fire Academy constantly failed.
Therefore, here I would look closely at ENCE Academy, since the Turks are such an alternative.
Uniform ENCE Academy
The 89th world ranked team recently finished second in Elisa Open Suomi Season 3 and Finnish Esports League Season 10, but it's all local.
Otherwise, the Finnish team does not stand out, although at the start of the Forward Cup they managed to get two victories over LeoGaming and FTW. On the other hand, ENCE Academy is tritely more interesting than its future counterpart.
Latest ENCE Academy results:
- Lost to Ednpoint with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over JANO with a score of 2:0.
- Defeat from JANO with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over LeoGaming with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over FTW with a score of 2:0.
Best ENCE Academy maps:
- Overpass - 67% of wins.
- Inferno - 67% of wins.
- Mirage - 60% of wins.
- Nuke - 57% win rate
At the same time, the Finnish team refuses the Anubis card.
Eternal Fire Academy Uniform
The 119th team of the world ranking recently visited MistGames Heroes of Tomorrow Fall 2022. However, the Turkish team did not show anything there, taking only the fourth place after the defeats from ENCE Academy and MOUZ NXT.
From the last Eternal Fire Academy failed in the playoffs of ESEA Advanced Season 43 Europe, in some strange way beating Spirit Academy. And yet, at the start of the Forward Cup, the team managed to get two victories, only one of which was won honestly.
Eternal Fire Academy latest results:
- Technical victory over ECLOT.
- Victory over Spirit Academy with a score of 2:1.
- Lost to LDLC with a score of 0:2.
- Technical victory over JANO.
- Victory over Iron Branch with a score of 2:1.
Best maps of Eternal Fire Academy:
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
In turn, the Turkish team refuses the Ancient card.
ENCE Academy vs Eternal Fire Academy Match Statistics
As part of the current season, the teams had one meeting - at MistGames Heroes of Tomorrow Fall 2022, the victory went to ENCE Academy (2:1).
Prediction for the match ENCE Academy — Eternal Fire Academy
In my opinion, the Turkish team is too predictable and weak in shooting, so purely logically Eternal Fire Academy should not win here.
In turn, the Finns are much more stable at a distance, which they have repeatedly shown even at the regional level, where they constantly fought with HAVU.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the ENCE Academy team.
