Chicken Fighters vs. Gambit Esports Preview & Prediction- Free 1/29 DOTA 2

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage (Group A) of the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S7 tournament this Saturday. This event consists of notable teams from the European region organized by Epic Esports Events Russian Esports Federation with a prize pool of $50,000. The group stage is played in a round-robin best-of-three series while the playoffs will be played in a double-elimination format best-of-three series.

Chicken Fighters Team Stats and Latest Results

Chicken Fighters is ranked #39 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1543. The Swedish team is currently on a 2-match losing streak and has an all-time win rate of 63%. Over the last month, the team has played 5 matches, won 1 of them and climbed 2 positions in the ranking. Considering their performance in past events, they were part of the 2021 Pinnacle Cup and lost to Hellraisers (2:1) at the Bracket - UB Finals. At The International 10, they were eliminated at the regional qualifiers (Western Europe - LB Semifinal). The team also won 6 out of their last 10 matches.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 57%. The team’s line-up includes Era (52% all-time win rate), Peksu (52%), CharlieDota (53%), Boranija (60%), and Xibbe (52%).

Gambit Esports Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit Esports is ranked #67 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1429. At the group stage of the ongoing 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S7 tournament, the team has played 2 matches and won all of them. They have defeated COOLGUYS (2:0) and Chekoldyriki (2:0). Over the last month, the Russian team has been engaged in 5 matches, won 3 of them and climbed 435 positions in the ranking. Considering their performance in past events, they were part of the DPC EEU 2021/22 Tour 1: Division I tournament where they came 7th place and were awarded $23,000. They won all their last 3 matches and hold an all-time win rate of 56%.

Map performance shows that they have attained an average performance on Default 5v5 (50%-win rate). Their current line-up includes AfterLife (48% all-time win rate), Sayuw (55%), Smiling Knight (52%), mellojul (47%), and Pantomem (51%).

Chicken Fighters vs. Gambit Esports H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H encounter.

Chicken Fighters vs. Gambit Esports Betting Preview

This is a perfect example of an over 2.5 scoreline because both teams have an average roster. When this is the case, we often tend to avoid predicting the winner since the match can go either way. Chicken Fighters has a better position in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking but has shown average performance in their past events. On the other hand, Gambit Esports was part of the DPC EEU 2021/22 Tour 1: Division I tournament and finished 7th. Therefore, Over 2.5 maps is the best pick for this duel.

The Pick: Over 2.5