Gambit Youngsters vs. Hard Legion, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/7 CS:GO
sh1ro and Gambit Youngsters will take on Hard Legion in the Playoffs round 1 of the LOOT.BET Season 7, and are massive favorites to reach the quarter-finals, where Virtus.pro awaits a better team from this duel.
Gambit Youngsters Team Stats and Latest Results
Gambit Youngsters won a couple of tournaments in the last month or so as they were victorious at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 5 and Nine to Five 2. They defeated NAVI Junior and Syman to win those titles and also $60,000 in prize money. The Russian team didn’t have enough luck in the quarter-finals of the most recent Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 10 as they fell short to x6tence on three maps. Gambit Youngsters won 25 out of the last 30 games.
In the last three months, Gambit Youngsters played very well on Mirage (72.2%), Dust2 (72.0%), and Inferno (70.0%). Interestingly, their “weakest” displays came on Train (61.5%) and Overpass (61.9%). Gambit Youngsters are playing with a new lineup that was assembled in August 2020 and it consists of Hobbit (1.00 rating), inters (0.97), Ax1Le (1.21), sh1ro (1.29), and nafany (1.04). This lineup has played together on 22 maps and has a record of 12 wins and ten losses.
Hard Legion Team Stats and Latest Results
Hard Legion is in a bad form at the moment as they lost each of the previous five matches, including the latest one to Syman at the Nine to Five 2. They didn’t play a single CS:GO game for more than a month, so I expect them to be a bit rusty in this encounter with Gambit Youngsters. Hard Legion lost seven of the last ten matches.
Over the last three months, Hard Legion was above average only on two maps: Mirage (54.5%) and Train (54.5%). On the other hand, they didn’t display good performances on Vertigo (28.6%). Hard Legion’s current lineup is together since June 2020 and played on 66 maps, with a record of 32 wins and 34 losses. The members of the lineup are kinqie (0.96), svyat (0.88), Krad (1.12), Forester (1.10), and rAge (1.06).
Gambit Youngsters vs. Hard Legion H2H Record
These rivals have met on five occasions so far, and Gambit Youngsters lead the series 3-2. The previous duel was at the Nine to Five 1 in July, and Gambit Youngsters secured a 2-0 victory.
Gambit Youngsters vs. Hard Legion Betting Preview
Even though Gambit Youngsters haven’t been consistent lately as they are playing with a new lineup, they have better individuals than Hard Legion and shouldn’t have problems to get a win here. Hard Legion didn’t play since early August, and that will definitely be their major issue on Monday. At this moment, one map against Gambit Youngsters would be a big deal for the underdogs, but that is the maximum they can do. I am not brave enough to back GY to get a 2-0 victory, so I am going with a safer bet and straight win on the favorites.
