Liquid vs. Mythic, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/8 CS:GO
Liquid will take on an absolute underdog Mythic on Thursday at the IEM New York 2020 North America, and anything but Liquid’s big victory would be a complete surprise. Liquid is one of the favorites to win the tournament, while Mythic is not only an underdog in this Best of 3 tilt, but they are also underdogs to reach the playoffs here.
Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results
Liquid played very well at the ESL Pro League Season 12 North America and recorded five wins in six games, but a couple of straight defeats to Evil Geniuses and then 100 Thieves, who came from behind to eliminate Liquid, forced them to settle with the 4th place and $27,500. Liquid didn’t participate at other tournaments since, as they set their sights at the IEM New York 2020 North America. They won seven of the previous 11 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Liquid dominated on Overpass (80.0% win rate) and Vertigo (75.0%), while they were below average on Nuke (44.4%) and Dust2 (33.3%). Since August 2020, Liquid is playing with the current lineup made of NAF (1.11 rating), EliGE (1.15), Stewie2K (1.01), Twistzz (1.12), and Grim (1.15).
Mythic Team Stats and Latest Results
Mythic is playing relatively well at the ESEA MDL Season 35 North America, where they currently stand at a 4-3 record and are among the top eight teams that will go to the playoffs. Even so, they lost four of the previous six matches but did beat Secret Club 16-11 in the most recent game. Mythic won six of the last 11 games.
During the previous three months, Mythic was invincible on Inferno and Vertigo, but played just once on each map, while they were above average on Overpass (57.1%). On the other hand, they didn’t impress on Dust2 (33.3%) and Nuke (33.3%). Mythic appeared in just 12 maps with the current lineup since August this year and has a record of eight wins and four losses. The lineup consists of adreN (1.09), fl0m (1.13), DAVEY (0.99), Polen (0.94), and Keiti (1.07).
Liquid vs. Mythic H2H Record
These rivals have never met before.
Liquid vs. Mythic Betting Preview
Betting on Liquid to secure a straight win doesn’t have any sense, considering extremely low odds, so I am going to back the favorites to get a 2-0 victory on Thursday. Mythic is perhaps not such a bad side, but they lack experience of playing at strong tournaments such is this one, unlike Liquid, who has a lot of trophies under its belt. They are also a much better-ranked team at the moment, so anything but Liquid’s big victory here would be shocking.
