Gambit vs. Evil Geniuses, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/14 CS: GO

Gambit and Evil Geniuses meet for another season at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021 as they clash for the top prize of $225,000 and a spot at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021. The winner progresses to the semi-finals of the upper bracket as the loser falls to the lower bracket.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit is currently ranked 1st in the world rankings and has been in the top 30 for 48 weeks. There is no question about the team quality because they have performed exceptionally well in all the tournaments they qualified for or were invited to. In January, they finished 3-4th at the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe. Besides, they have won numerous tournaments this year including Pinnacle Cup 2021, IEM Katowice 2021, EPIC League CIS 2021, and the recently concluded IEM Summer 2021. Over the last 8 matches, they have won 7 games and only lost 1 match against Vitality. Their win rate is 85.7%.

Over the last 3 months, the Russian team has never lost on Ancient (100.0%) and registered an impressive performance on Vertigo (92.3%), Inferno (81.8%), Mirage (81.2%), Overpass (62.5%), Train (58.3%), and Dust2 (55.6%). Since October, Gambit has maintained one team which consists of top-rated players namely Hobbit (1.21 rating), interz (1.00), Ax1Le (1.22), sh1ro (1.27), and nafany (1.08).

Evil Geniuses Stats and Latest Results

Evil Geniuses has shown a declining performance since the year started, based on the fact that they were ranked 9th in February but has since dropped to position 30. The drop in their performance is also reflected in several tournaments. They failed to prove their quality during the spring tournaments. At the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020, they finished 5-6th and were awarded $20,000. At the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe, the team failed to progress to the playoffs after winning only 1 match in the group stages. At the Snow Sweet Snow 3, they failed to reach the grand finals after losing to ex-Winstrike. The current form shows that out of 8 matches, they have won only 2 matches and lost 6 matches. They have a 26.7% win rate.

Map statistics over the last 3 months show that the team has achieved an average performance on Mirage (50.0%) and Train (50.0%). On the other side, they displayed below-average performance on Vertigo (40.0%), Inferno (36.4%), Dust2 (33.3%), Nuke (16.7%), and Overpass (14.3%). The team lineup consists of MICHU (0.99), stanislaw (0.85), Brehze (1.03), CeRq (0.99), and oBo (1.07).

Gambit vs. Evil Geniuses H2H Record

Both teams have met on 4 occasions, and each side has won in two events. The last clash was at the IEM Summer 2021 and Gambit won on Overpass and Dust2.

Gambit vs. Evil Geniuses Betting Preview

There is no question about the quality of Gambit at the moment. They have won numerous tournaments since the year started, and have a quality lineup. Added to the global ranking and performance in the selected maps, we believe they will win.

The Pick: Gambit to win.