The Guard and M80 Esports will face off in the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Americas Grand Final to advance to the American League for the next two seasons.
So far, the North American squad is undefeated in the championship, but it must be admitted that in the arena in front of the audience M80 Esports was able to open up a couple of confident victories.
In general, this match will be a serious struggle, but so far the "guards" seem to be the obvious contenders to win. Yes, and M80 Esports can slow down a little, given the dislike of the local audience. So here I would lean on The Guard team to win.
The Guard's uniform
The third team in the North American rankings had an even season, finishing second in the final VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Split 2 and VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Challenger Playoffs.
As for their performance in the group stage of the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Americas, the North American squad quickly and confidently dealt with 00NATION and 9z.
Speaking of Long Corner The Guard in the championship play-offs, here the team first outplayed M80 Esports before shutting down The Union and making it to the grand final, getting an extra day off.
The Guard's latest results:
- A 1-3 defeat to M80 Esports.
- A 2-0 win over 00NATION.
- A 2-0 win over 9z.
- 2-0 win over M80 Esports.
- 2-1 win over The Union.
The Guard's best scores:
- Ascent - 91% wins.
- Bind - 83% wins.
- Lotus - 82% wins.
- Pearl - 71% wins.
- Fracture - 67% wins.
- Haven - 55% wins.
- Split - 50% wins.
It is worth noting that the North American team most often abandoned Pearl.
M80 Esports uniforms
The second team in the North American rankings won the recent VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Challenger Playoffs without a single defeat.
However, the North American squad did not fare so well in the group stage of the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Americas as they lost to The Union but also defeated FUSION.
Speaking about the play-offs, M80 Esports was defeated by their neighbours from The Guard, but also managed to handle 9z (even twice), 00NATION and The Union.
Latest M80 Esports results:
- A 2-0 win over 9z.
- A 0-2 loss to The Guard.
- 2-0 win over 00NATION.
- A 2-0 win over 9z.
- 2-0 win over The Union.
M80 Esports top scores:
- Lotus - 89% wins.
- Haven - 85% wins.
- Split - 80% wins.
- Fracture - 67% wins.
- Pearl 64% wins.
- Ascent - 56% wins.
In turn, the Canadian team has consistently failed to appear on the Bind map.
Meeting statistics The Guard - M80 Esports
During the current season, the teams held four meetings:
- The Guard's 2-0 win at VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Split 1.
- M80 Esports win at VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Split 1 - Mid-Season Face Off 2-1.
- M80 Esports win at VALORANT Challengers 2023: North America Challenger Playoffs 3-1.
- A 2-0 victory for The Guard in the VALORANT Challengers Ascension 2023: Americas.
That said, the North American squad won the derby most recently.
The Guard - M80 Esports match prediction
Quite a tough game to sort out, because anything can happen. Yes, M80 Esports had two fiery encounters the day before, but the Canadians look weaker than their counterparts in the championship game.
The Guard, on the other hand, have shown in all their matches that they can play on the plus side in the Grand Final. What's more, the most recent head-to-head win clearly goes to the North Americans' advantage.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on a win for The Guard team.
