Gambit Esports vs. NOVA Preview & Prediction- Free 4/12 DOTA 2

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S9 tournament this Tuesday. By this time, Gambit Esports has won all their first 4 matches of the group stage while NOVA has won once and lost 2 matches. The prize pool of the event adds up to $50,000 and group stage matches are played in a round-robin best-of-three series.

Gambit Esports Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit Esports is ranked #41 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1541. The Russian team won 8 out of their last 10 matches and currently holds a 4-match win streak. The team’s last achievement was 4th place in the Dota 2 Champions League 2022 Season 8 tournament, which ended on March 31, 2022, and they earned $3,500. They were eliminated at the Lower Bracket of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S7 and progressed to the Bracket - LB Final of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8. Over the last month, the team has played 10 matches, won 8 of them, and climbed 178 positions in the ranking. Meanwhile, their all-time win rate stands at 59%.

Their best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 59%. The team’s line-up consists of AfterLife (49% all-time player win rate), Sayuw (56%), Smiling Knight (54%), mellojul (48%), and Pantomem (53%).

NOVA Team Stats and Latest Results

NOVA is ranked #112 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1383. In the group stage of the ongoing Dota 2 Champions League S9 tournament, the team has defeated No Sorry (2:0) but lost to Lilgun (2:1) and Yet Another Team (2:1). The last tournament they featured was 2020 AOC Play and were eliminated at the Bracket - Lower bracket. Over the last month, the team has played 3 matches, won 1 of them, and climbed 520 positions in the ranking. The team has won 1 out of their last 10 games and has an all-time win rate of 48%.

The team has a win rate of 33% on the maps (Default 5v5). Meanwhile, the team’s line-up consists of UnderShock (20% all-time player win rate), pjon (29%), lowkez (33%), space (46%), and satesate- (0%).

Gambit Esports vs. NOVA H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters

Gambit Esports vs. NOVA Betting Preview

Gambit Esports won their last 4 matches while NOVA has a 1-match win streak. This shows that Gambit Esports has great potential to win this upcoming match. Encounters with common opponents (in the last 60 days) show that Gambit has an advantage of 3 while NOVA has 1. Therefore, it would be safe to bet on a win for Gambit Esports.

The Pick: Gambit Esports to win.

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