Prédiction de match: NRG - Gambit {{CS2 (CS:GO)

At the moment, NRG eSports holds the 9th place in the world rate created by HLTV.org, while their CIS opponents from Gambit eSports have held 11 places lower, having placed 20th on the list of the best CS:GO rosters. However, this index is not so important as the actual gaming shape and results of the teams at Intel Extreme Masters Shanghai 2018.

At the group stage, each of the teams had a chance to get to the playoffs, having beaten their opponent in the first Bo1 match and the second Bo3 match. NRG eSports have used their chance but Gambit eSports was on the brink of elimination from the tournament and beat their opponent in the elimination match.

At the group stage, NRG eSports beat the team 5POWER, an obvious underdog of the tournament, which holds the 90th place on the list of the best CS:GO teams, and the CIS team HellRaisers, which came to the tournament with an Estonian stand-in player instead of woxic, who was not able to attend the tournament. Let's notice the fact that in the match against 5POWER, the Americans have almost left no chances for their opponents to win and in the match against HellRaisers, they have lost one map and been close to their loss but managed to prevail over HellRaisers.

With regard to Gambit eSports, their participation at IEM Shanghai is more intense. Gambit lost with a score 12-16, being close to the victory, in the first match against the Singaporeans from BOOT-d[S], who played with a stand-in due to visa issues of their main player. After that, Gambit managed to beat one of the strongest Australian teams Grayhound Gaming with a score 2-0. In the elimination match, they faced BOOT-d[S], against which they lost the first match but won a rematch. Let's notice the fact that Gambit almost lost on the top of the team BOOT-d[S], having won a map with a score 22-19 and the second map was scored by Gambit with a score 16-10.

Recently, NRG eSports and Gambit eSports hasn't faced, so it's difficult to consider them being tough opponents.

Considering the last two matches of Gambit and the fact that NRG eSports has lost only one map to the team that is not in the best shape and plays with a stand-in, we think that Gambit may be a favorite of the match and they can't be written off only because they place 20th in the world rate and NRG eSports holds the 9th place.

The majority of viewers doesn't agree with us and makes their choice in the favor of NRG eSports. If Gambit eSports wins, a profit will amount ~250% of a sum of your bet, which is a very good result. Whoever you bet on in this match, it is not worth to risk a lot and to bet more than 5% of a general sum of your bank. The chances to win of one or another are similar, however, having made an easy analysis of the recent matches, we made a conclusion that Gambit will have to win the match.