Gambit vs. Heroic, Preview & Prediction - Free 4/11 CS:GO

Gambit has a chance to climb up to the top of the CS:GO rankings with a win at the ESL Pro League Season 13. Heroic is their rival in the Grand Final, and the bookmakers are favoring the Russians to get a win.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Considering the displays they showed us in the group stage of the tournament and in the playoffs so far, Gambit fully deserves to win the ESL Pro League Season 13. They didn’t even allow a single map to their opponents in the past two rounds as they defeated Astralis and NIP without trouble. Gambit won 16 of the previous 17 matches and is on a ten-game winning run.

Gambit is playing with the same lineup since January 2021 and appeared on 72 maps with a record of 53 wins and 19 losses. The team members are Hobbit (1.19 rating), interz (0.99), Ax1Le (1.21), sh1ro (1.25), and nafany (1.06). Talking about the maps in the last three months, Gambit was dominant on Vertigo (91.7% win rating) and excellent on Mirage (87.5%) and Train (80.0%), while their “weakest” displays came on Dust (58.3%).

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

Heroic will also be highly motivated to get a win here. They have an opportunity to return to the top 10 with a win here after being dominant at the ESL Pro League Season 13 so far, getting all five wins in the group stage. The Danish team was expected to meet Gambit in the Grand Final, but for the first time in the playoffs, Heroic will be an underdog. Heroic won 13 of the last 17 games.

During the previous three months, Heroic won all four appearances on Overpass and one on Dust2 and was strong on Nuke (83.3%) and Vertigo (83.3%), while they were below average only on Train (40.0%). Heroic formed the current squad in January this year and appeared on 39 maps with a record of 27 wins and 12 losses. The lineup is made of cadiaN (1.15), refresh (1.04), stavn (1.11), TeSeS (1.10), and sjuush (1.09).

Gambit vs. Heroic H2H Record

These teams have faced twice before, and each side recorded a win. Gambit won the most recent encounter at the IEM Katowice 2021 more than a month ago.

Gambit vs. Heroic Betting Preview

Both teams were impressive at this tournament and both deserved to win the title. Still, only one can be the winner, and I am going with Gambit. The Russians have been the strongest squad in 2021 and they should end in 1st place of the CS:GO rankings. They surely have the quality for that, and in this game, Gambit will prove it. I am backing them to get a win.

The Pick: Gambit to win (-152 @PINNACLE)