Gambit vs. FaZe, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/16 CS: GO

Gambit and FaZe meet at the quarter-finals of the IEM Cologne 2021 tournament. This is one of the best-paying tournaments because the winner will take $400,000. Meanwhile, the loser of this match will be eliminated while the winner progresses to the semi-finals to play Natus Vincere.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit is the best team on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 53 weeks. They started at the group stage of the IEM Cologne 2021 tournament where they won their first match against mousesports (2:1) and their second match against NIP (2:1). However, they flipped on their third match when they played G2 and lost 2:1 but qualified for the single-elimination bracket. Considering other tourneys, they won the IEM Summer 2021 and BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021. They were second at the recently concluded StarLadder CIS RMR 2021. Out of the last 8 matches, the Russian team managed to win 6 matches. They have a win rate of 83.8%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team was impressive on Vertigo (92.9%), Mirage (78.9%), Inferno (73.3%), Dust2 (61.9%), Overpass (60.0%), and Ancient (60.0%). On the flip side, they failed to impress on Train and attained a win rate of 42.9%. They have maintained one lineup since October 2020 that consists of Hobbit (1.20), interz (0.99), Ax1Le (1.21), sh1ro (1.26), and nafany (1.08).

FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results

FaZe team is ranked 17th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 124 weeks. They qualified to the IEM Cologne 2021 tournament after finishing 1-4th at the IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In. Here, they lost their first match against Astralis (2:0) but bounced back to win 3 consecutive matches at the lower bracket. They defeated Spirit (2:1), Vitality (2:0), and Heroic (2:1). In other tournaments, they finished 7-8th at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021 and 5-6th at the Gamers Without Borders 2021. Out of their last 8 matches, the European team won 6 matches and holds a win rate of 38.9%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (100.0%) and Mirage (80.0%). On the other hand, there was an average performance on Inferno (50.0%) and Ancient (50.0%) but below-average displays on Nuke (40.0%), Dust2 (33.3%), Overpass (25.0%), and Train (0.0%). The team lineup consists of karrigan (0.87), olofmeister (0.96), rain (1.10), Twistzz (1.14), and broky (1.08).

Gambit vs. FaZe H2H Record

There is no head-to-head record between Gambit and FaZe.

Gambit vs. FaZe Betting Preview

In this matchup, Gambit has better stats compared to FaZe. They have won 7 out of their last 10 matches, has a better world ranking, and better win rate (83.8%). Nevertheless, we cannot avoid FaZe because they have won 8 out of their last 10 matches. Considering map performance, Gambit has a better execution on Dust2, Inferno, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. FaZe has a tight lead on Mirage. For this reason, we believe Gambit will progress to the semis.

The Pick: Gambit to win.