Gambit vs. BIG Preview & Prediction- Free 1/23 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the upper final of the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals tournament this Sunday. The event features eight top teams from all over the world and will offer qualifiers for teams from three different regions. The winner of this duel will advance to the grand final while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit is ranked 2nd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 80 weeks. As the second-best team in the world ranking, there is no doubt that the team has registered significant success in different tournaments. They won the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021, came 5-6th at the IEM Winter 2021, and second at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021. At the ongoing Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals tournament, the Russian team has defeated Complexity (2:1) at the upper bracket (opening round) and Entropiq (2:1) at the upper semi-finals. Over the last 3 months, they have attained a win rate of 72.7% and won 6 out of their last 8 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (83.3%), Overpass (77.8%), Inferno (62.5%), Dust2 (60.0%), and Vertigo (60.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Mirage (42.9%). The team has a roster that consists of interz (0.98), sh1ro (1.26), nafany (1.07), Ax1Le (1.20), and HObbit (1.19).

BIG Team Stats and Latest Results

BIG is ranked 15th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 128 weeks. At the ongoing Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals, the German team has defeated fnatic (2:1) at the opening rounds and K23 (2:1) at the upper semi-finals. Considering their performance in other events, they were part of the DreamHack Open November 2021 and came 2nd. They also finished 3-4th at the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021, 7-8th at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, and 9-12th at the IEM Winter 2021. The team has attained a 52.6%-win rate over the last 3 months and won 3 out of their last 8 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained a decent performance on Dust2 (66.7%) and Overpass (66.7%) but failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), Inferno (42.9%), Nuke (33.3%), and Ancient (0.0%). The team’s line-up includes tabseN (1.14), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.13), faveN (0.94), and k1to (0.99).

Gambit vs. BIG H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 4 meetings between the rivals and Gambit has an advantage of 4 wins including their last encounter at the V4 Future Sports Festival 2021 where they won 2:0. BIG has won once.

Gambit vs. BIG Betting Preview

Gambit is the favorite team in this duel because they have only lost 2 matches out of their last 8 games. At the same time, they have an advantage on the H2H statistics and on the maps. The Russian side has more wins on Inferno, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while the opponent leads on Dust2, Mirage, and Nuke. BIG has won 3 out of their last 8 games.

The Pick: Gambit to win.