Hard Legion vs. Syman Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 8/4

Hard Legion and Syman will face each other in the Nine to Five #2 CS:GO tournament. The online CS:GO tournament features some of the best European CS:GO teams competing for a $50,000 prize pool. The first-placed team receives $35,000 while the second best team receives $15,000.

Hard Legion Preview

Hard Legion rose to fame with a victory over Natus Vincere in the ESL One Road to Rio CIS tournament. However, the players have been putting up really impressive performances in recent months. The tem has slowly but surely climbed up the CS:GO rank ladder and posed a threat to the best teams in the world. The CIS scene in general has some of the most promising individuals such as Sh1ro for Gambit Youngsers and rAge for Hard Legion.

The player has a 1.06 rating, but has a huge impact on Hard Legion’s games. The young player has a good sense of timing and can often catch opponents off-guard. He then retreats to safety to ensure that Hard Legion is able to build on any advantage that he has acquired for the team.

Train, Overpass and Mirage are the best maps for the team. Hard Legion’s CT side performance has a mix of aggression and passive holds which give their players a massive advantage. Despite these three comfort map picks, Hard Legion is also very strong on the remainder of the map pool.

Syman Gaming Preview

Syman features an international mix of players, but the core roster is from the CIS region. Players like mou and neaLaN have helped develop the team to its current strengths and form the crux of the team’s firepower.

In addition to being one of the better players on the roster, neaLaN is also the in-game leader for the squad. This relieves a lot of responsibilities from the veteran Mou who has stepped up with individual performance and strong flanks on various maps. Syman is extremely strong on Train and has a very comfortable Inferno playstyle. The team relies on its CT side play to gain an advantage over its opponents and has been fairly successful recently.

Pick: Hard Legion ML (-110 @ Pinnacle)

Syman has been lacklustre in its recent matches which have been against low-ranked opponents. Meanwhile, Hard Legion has already established itself as an upcoming Tier-2 team and can cause upsets against the best opponents in the world. I am taking Hard Legion to continue its success story and win this series.