Prédiction de match: Espada - forZe {{Counter-Strike (CS2)
IEM New York 2020 CISAs part of the kick-off meeting at IEM New York 2020 CIS, Group A members Espada and forZe will play. The match will start at 15:00 Moscow time, which means that the teams have the opportunity to open the doors of the third RMR tournament for the CIS.
Espada Form
Espada finally broke into the top thirty teams in the world rankings, settling at 29th place. The season is going quite well for the team, because the team has already won one victory - in the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 7. However, this success cannot be called outstanding - after all, the team has the right to count on more.
Espada nosebleeds need to get into the playoffs of the event. But this may well be hampered by a fairly equal group, which also includes Natus Vincere, Cyber Legacy, K23, Virtus.pro and forZe. With the latter, by the way, the path to the championship will begin.
ForZe form
“Spartacus” are far from optimal shape. Today the team occupies 25th place in the world ranking, although not long ago the roster was close to the top ten. During the season, the team won only three tournaments of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup series. Obviously, such successes cannot please the owners of the organization, who, according to rumors, are already interested in changing the composition.
In addition, forZe has big problems getting to the Major. The team has only 1250 RMR points. And the team's unsuccessful performances in the two previous rating championships are to blame. So it turns out that “Spartacus” has the last opportunity to return to the victorious path and jump into the departing carriage going to the Major.
Personal meetings statistics
In their history, the teams played only two matches - within the qualification for the CIS Cup - BLAST Premier and for the Hellcase Cup 8. At the same time, the forZe team won both matches with the same score - 2: 0. And in general, all other things being equal, “Spartacus” seem to be much stronger than Espada.
My prediction for the game Espada - forZe
Considering the history of head-to-head confrontations, as well as the class of players, the forZe team is the favorite of this meeting. Therefore, I recommend betting on forZe to win. For this outcome, bookmakers offer odds of 1.36. For those who like to take risks, I can offer a bet on forZe to win with a score of 2: 0. Here the odds are more interesting - 2.08.