Gambit vs. Astralis, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/4 CS:GO
Astralis is one of the biggest favorites to win this tournament and a favorite to beat Gambit in this Best of 3 encounter when they face on Friday. However, that is not going to be easy against one of the hottest teams at the moment. The winner of this clash will go on to meet a better side from a duel between FURIA and Complexity in the semi-finals of the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe.
Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results
Gambit is unstoppable right now as they are looking to win the fourth consecutive tournament after impressing at the LOOT.BET Season 8, Nine to Five 6, and DreamHack Open November 2020. The Russians earned $110,000 for titles at those tournaments and now are hoping to add more cash to their account here. They beat Cloud9 and Complexity in the opening two rounds at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe without dropping a single map in the process. Gambit won 23 of the previous 24 matches and is on a 19-game winning streak!
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Gambit displayed dominant performances on Overpass (92.3% win rate), Vertigo (90.0%), Inferno (88.9%), and Train (83.3%), while their “weakest” displays came on Mirage (66.7%). Gambit assembled its current squad in October this year and appeared on 72 maps with a record of 59 wins and 13 losses. The lineup is made of Hobbit (1.20 rating), interz (0.99), Ax1Le (1.24), sh1ro (1.28), and nafany (1.09).
Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results
Astralis is a top 5 team in the CS:GO for weeks now, but they will have to work hard in order to defeat the red-hot Gambit. After winning the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe and $99,000 thanks to a victory over Natus Vincere, Astralis didn’t experience the best of times at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020, and IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe, but still managed to earn around $30,000 for their efforts. At this tournament, the Danes lost the opening match to GODSENT but bounced back with wins over Liquid and G2. Astralis won 15 of the last 20 games.
In the previous three months, Astralis was strong on Inferno (81.2%) and decent on Nuke (68.4%) and Overpass (66.7%), while they were below average only on Dust2 (46.7%). Astralis is playing with a relatively new lineup that was assembled in November 2020 and appeared on 22 maps with a record of 13 wins and nine losses. The team members are Xyp9x (1.02), dupreeh (1.10), gla1ve (1.01), device (1.01), Magisk (1.07).
Gambit vs. Astralis H2H Record
These rivals have never met so far.
Gambit vs. Astralis Betting Preview
Gambit dropped just one map in the last nine games and given they are on a 19-game winning streak, I don’t believe Astralis will have an easy job here. In fact, I think it’s going to be the end of the way for Astralis at this tournament, and if you are a braver bettor, you can try with Gambit to win at excellent +180 odds. I am going with a safer option, though, and I am backing Gambit to win at least one map and cover the +1.5 handicap.
The Pick: Gambit +1.5 (-208 @GG.BET)
