Gambit vs. FaZe Preview & Prediction- Free 2/25 CS: GO

This Friday, Gambit and FaZe will cross paths at the quarter-final of the IEM Katowice 2022 tournament. The 2022 IEM Katowice is one of the biggest and most awaited events in the professional scene of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The playoff is played in the Single-elimination bracket, Quarterfinals and semi-finals are played in best-of-three while the Grand final will be a best-of-five series.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit is currently the second-best team in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 85 weeks. The Russian team won the Funspark ULTI 2021 Finals about a month ago and were awarded $150,000 plus a spot at the Funspark ULTI 2022. At the same time, they finished 5-6th at the IEM Winter 2021 and 2nd at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021. At the ongoing IEM Katowice 2022 tournament, the team lost their first match against NIP (1:2) but bounced back to win 3 consecutive matches. Over the last 3 months, they have attained a win rate of 76.5% and won 7 out of their last 8 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Overpass (83.3%), Dust2 (71.4%), Ancient (71.4%), Vertigo (70.0%), and Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (42.9%). Gambit has a roster that consists of interz (0.98), sh1ro (1.26), nafany (1.07), Ax1Le (1.20), and HObbit (1.18).

FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results

FaZe is ranked 9th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 52 weeks. The team lost their last match against Natus Vincere (1:2) at the ongoing IEM Katowice 2022 but this was after winning 7 consecutive games. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 9-12th at the IEM Winter 2021, 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, and 9-11th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021. The European team has won 7 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 62.5%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Inferno (77.8%), Overpass (66.7%), and Nuke (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (50.0%), Ancient (50.0%), and Mirage (28.6%). The team’s line-up consists of rain (1.10), Twistzz (1.13), broky (1.09), ropz (1.13), and karrigan (0.89).

Gambit vs. FaZe H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 2 meetings between the opponents and both sides have won once. Their last encounter was at the IEM Winter 2021 in December 2021 and Gambit won 2:1.

Gambit vs. FaZe Betting Preview

This is a very interesting matchup because both teams are in good shape. Both teams won 7 out of their last 8 matches and also have impressive stats on the maps. Gambit has an advantage on 5 maps while FaZe leads on 2 maps. A comparison of both teams’ rosters shows that Gambit is the better side and will win this match. Nevertheless, we expect FaZe to snatch 1 map.

The Pick: Gambit to win/ Over 2.5 maps.