Akuma and GROND will meet in the second round of the EPIC League CIS 2021. I cannot single out any of the teams, because in the current realities the chances are equal. However, for the first round, I personally want to highlight Akuma, who was able to compete with Gambit, albeit only on the first map.
Akuma form
The 69th team in the world rankings won the group stage in the closed qualifier for the EPIC League CIS 2021. In the same spirit, the team broke into the main stage of the championship, making Gambit suffer. Another thing is that the match itself was filled with scandals and pauses, which hit Akuma's motivation hard. And I think, had it not been for all the problems with ping and such long pauses, these guys would have created the main sensation of the championship.
Recent Akuma results:
- Victory over EC Brugge with a score of 16:12.
- Victory over 1WIN with a score of 16: 5.
- Beat Unique with a score of 2: 0.
- Lost to Clutch Rayn with a score of 7:16.
- Lost at Gambit with a score of 0: 2.
Best Akuma cards:
- Train - 50% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
What can you add? Firstly, the team does not play Dust 2. However, as practice has shown, this team just rushes to Mirage and makes dirt.
GROND shape
The 121st world ranked team qualified too quickly for the EPIC League CIS 2021, clearly heading out to celebrate their success. As a result, in the first round, the team failed the meeting with NAVI, showing nothing at all. At the same time, the guys did not shoot at all, which resulted in disastrous 3:16 at its peak. And personally, it seems to me that GROND will not stay long, because there is nothing to do with such a game without ideas.
Recent GROND results:
- Lost to Fantastic Seven with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over benched with a score of 16:14.
- Victory over IN.GAME with a score of 2: 0.
- Technical defeat from mYinsanity.
- Defeat against NAVI with a score of 0: 2.
Best GROND cards:
- Nuke - 62% wins.
- Train - 57% wins.
It is interesting that the team does not play at all on Vertigo - a very crude map of the rival. However, GROND has certain difficulties on Overpass in the form of a lack of victories in recent months.
Meeting statistics Akuma - GROND
During the current season, the teams held one meeting - at NumberOne Season 2: Legend Stage 2, the victory went to GROND (16: 5).
Prediction for the match Akuma - GROND
I expect an incredible fight from this match, since both teams are approximately equal in opportunities. Doubt is another matter, since I do not believe that the Ukrainian team will retain its yesterday's mood. However, in contrast, we have a completely ugly game performed by GROND, which does not at all correlate with the level of the current championship. Therefore, here I propose to bet 2.5 more on Card Total.
