Heroic vs. G2, Preview & Prediction - Free 5/20 CS:GO
One team will advance to the Upper semis, while the other will continue the competition in the Lower bracket when Heroic takes on G2 in the Upper bracket quarter-final at the Flashpoint 3 on Thursday. The winner will meet a better side from a clash between NIP and FunPlus Phoenix.
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Heroic didn’t have a lot of luck following a winning campaign at the ESL Pro League Season 13, where they defeated Gambit in the Grand final and won $200,000 along with a ticket for the BLAST Premier World Final 2021. Namely, Heroic wasn’t successful at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2021 and DreamHack Masters Spring 2021, but they opened this tournament with a comfortable 2-0 win over Sprout. Heroic won 16 of the previous 18 matches.
In the last three months, Heroic was excellent on Vertigo (85.7% win rate), Mirage (77.8%), and Nuke (77.8%), while their “weakest” displays came on Train (57.1%). Heroic established its current squad in March 2021 and appeared on 43 maps with a record of 34 wins and nine losses. The lineup is made of cadiaN (1.14 rating), refresh (1.10), stavn (1.12), TeSeS (1.15), and sjuush (1.11).
G2 Team Stats and Latest Results
G2 is playing very well recently as they won $30,000 with a ticket for the BLAST Premier Spring Final and also booked a ticket for the IEM Summer 2021. They reached the semi-finals at the DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 but couldn’t do much against Gambit, so they had to settle with 3rd place and $20,000. At this tournament, G2 earned a tight 2-1 victory over FaZe. G2 won 11 of the last 14 games.
When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, G2 impressed on Inferno (80.0%) and displayed fine performances on Train (71.4%), while they were average only on Dust2. G2 also assembled its lineup in March this year and appeared on 52 maps with a record of 33 and 19 losses. The squad members are JaCkz (0.96), NiKo (1.15), huNter- (1.13), AmaNEk (0.98), and nexa (0.97).
Heroic vs. G2 H2H Record
These rivals have met on five occasions before, and G2 leads the all-time series 3-2. They were better in the latest H2H encounter at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 in October 2020.
Heroic vs. G2 Betting Preview
This is my type of matchup and here’s why. Each of five H2H duels produced a maximum of three maps, which is an evident green light for the Over bettors to invest in Over 2.5 maps. Although I am leaning toward Heroic, I am not going to bet on the winner and you shouldn’t as well. Betting against trends can be profitable for some; in that case, you can try with Under 2.5 maps. For me, it’s clear – Over 2.5 maps.
The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-111 @GGBET)
