Gambit vs. Vitality, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/09 CS: GO

Favourite Gambit will clash with Vitality at the quarter-finals this Thursday. Both teams won 4 out of the 5 matches at the group stage to advance to the group stage. The winner of this matchup will progress to the Semi-finals while the loser will exit the tournament.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit Team is second on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 61 weeks. The Russian team has been on an uptrend since the year started. They were placed 19th in February and have since moved 17 places on the global rank. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 14, they defeated TeamOne, Liquid, FURIA, and Entropiq but lost their fifth round to NIP. At the previous ESL Pro League Season 13, they finished 2nd and were awarded $85,000. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 5 matches and has a win rate of 82.6%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (100.0%), Overpass (100.0%), Dust2 (83.3%), and Mirage (75.0%). They managed an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%) and Ancient (50.0%). The team line-up consists of Hobbit (1.20), interz (0.98), Ax1Le (1.21), sh1ro (1.25), and nafany (1.08).

Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results

Vitality is ranked 9th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 102 weeks. The French team was ranked 2nd in January and their drop in performance is linked to their performance at different performances. They finished 9-12th at the IEM Cologne 2021, 7-8th at the DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, and 3-4th at the IEM Summer 2021. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14, they won 4 out of their 5 matches to progress to the playoffs. At the playoffs round 1, they were also more prepared on Vertigo and Mirage and defeated Complexity (2-1). Considering their performance over the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and have a win rate of 71.4%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Cobblestone (100.0%), Nuke (80.0%), Overpass (75.0%), Inferno (75.0%), Mirage (71.4%), and Vertigo (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Dust2 (20.0%). The team line-up consists of shox (1.03), apEX (1.03), ZywOo (1.32), misutaaa (1.00), and Kyojin (0.95).

Gambit vs. Vitality H2H Record

Head-to-head record shows 1 meeting between the opponents. They met at the IEM Summer 2021 and Vitality won 2-0.

Gambit vs. Vitality Betting Preview

Vitality has a 3-match win streak while Gambit won 2 out of their last 3 matches. Meanwhile, Gambit had a better performance at the previous ESL Pro League Season 13 and also leads on Dust2, Mirage, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. Vitality has attained a better performance on Inferno and Nuke. Based on these factors, we believe that Gambit is the better side to win but Vitality will snatch a map.

The Pick: Gambit to win/ Over 2.5 maps.