Gambit and Cloud9 will meet in the second round of ESL Pro League Season 13. The Russian team, having gained three points, shares the first place in the group, while C9 is already habitually hanging around at the very bottom.
Gambit Form
The fifth team in the world rankings received a portion of glory by winning IEM Katowice 2021. However, then something happened to the team, because they shouldn't have just dropped out of the quarterfinals of Snow Sweet Snow 2. Nevertheless, Gambit got off to a good start at ESL Pro League Season 13, although there was a lack of game practice. But there is a right to believe that the team will swing again during the tournament.
The latest results of the team:
- Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over Virtus.pro with a score of 3: 1.
- Lost to Copenhagen Flames with a score of 1: 2.
- Victory over MIBR with a score of 2: 1.
Best Gambit Cards:
- Mirage - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 90% wins.
- Train - 71% wins.
- Inferno - 64% wins.
- Overpass - 64% wins.
- Dust 2 - 57% wins.
I don't think it's worth reminding you about Nuke. However, we can still state the fact that the team has a very serious pool of cards.
Cloud9 form
The 26th team in the world ranking did not make it to IEM Katowice 2021 at all, having lost two matches out of three at the Play-In stage. After that, the team went to conquer the qualifications for DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 Europe, with which they also failed. Well, the curtain of Cloud9's failures was the departure with Snow Sweet Snow 2 in the quarterfinals, where the team was so carefully invited by the organizers. And now C9 was unable to impose a struggle, once again questioning the multi-million dollar spending.
The latest results of the team:
- Defeat against Heroic with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2: 0.
- Lost to VOYVODA with a score of 1: 2.
- Defeat to Winstrike 1: 2.
- Defeat to Natus Vincere with a score of 1: 2.
Best Cloud9 Cards:
However, on other maps, the team cannot boast of something good. Plus, Cloud9 will definitely not qualify for Mirage.
Personal meetings statistics
During the last season, the teams held one meeting - at DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe, the victory went to Gambit (2: 0).
Prediction for the match Gambit - Cloud9
A one-sided match is planned, since personally I do not see Cloud9 in the race for at least one map. The team should take a closer look at the Brazilians, who can still have their points taken away. However, there is nothing to do here. Therefore, I propose to bet on Gambit to win with a score of 2: 0. Even though the team lost one MIBR map, this should be regarded as a warm-up, because at the same IEM Katowice 2021 the team lost the opening meeting at all.
