Nemiga vs. Gambit, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/11 CS:GO
Gambit has a great opportunity to book its place in the playoffs at the DreamHack Open December 2020 with a win over Nemiga when they meet on Friday. The Russians are massive favorites in this Best of 3 Group A winners' match, and if they win, they will skip Round 3, while the loser will have to play it.
Nemiga Team Stats and Latest Results
Nemiga didn’t have a lot of success lately, especially at the DreamHack Open tournaments as they suffered an early elimination from both the DreamHack Open November 2020 and DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe, winning only one of five games in the process. They avoided the fifth consecutive defeat with a 2-1 victory over sAw to open this tournament. Nemiga lost 12 of the previous 17 matches.
In the last three months, Nemiga played well on Overpass (71.4% win rate) and Inferno (66.7%), while they failed to impress on Train (20.0%) and Dust2 (30.8%). Since September this year, Nemiga is playing with the same squad that appeared on 66 maps with a record of 34 wins and 32 losses. The lineup consists of mds (1.00 rating), Jyo (1.07), speed4k (0.98), boX (0.99), and lollipop21k (1.16).
Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results
Unlike Nemiga, Gambit was is in fantastic form at the moment as they win three tournaments in the last few weeks. The Russians were victorious at the LOOT.BET Season 8, Nine to Five 6, and DreamHack Open November 2020, earning $110,000 for their efforts. They failed to make it to the semi-finals at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe as Astralis stopped them and snapped their 19-match winning run. Gambit beat Movistar Riders in the opening game of this tournament and won 20 of the last 21 games.
When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Gambit was phenomenal on Overpass (92.9%) and dominant on Train (83.3%), Vertigo (83.3%), and Inferno (80.0%), while their “weakest” displays came on Mirage (66.7%). Gambit assembled its lineup in October 2020 and appeared on 76 maps with a record of 61 wins and 15 losses. The team members are Hobbit (1.18), interz (1.00), Ax1Le (1.22), sh1ro (1.29), and nafany (1.09).
Nemiga vs. Gambit H2H Record
These rivals have faced on nine occasions so far, and Gambit is leading the all-time series 6-2-1. They won each of the last four H2H encounters, including the most recent one at the DreamHack Open November 2020 a couple of weeks ago.
Nemiga vs. Gambit Betting Preview
The way Gambit is playing right now, I don’t think even stronger and better-ranked teams can beat them, let alone Nemiga who is in a disastrous form of late. Gambit displayed its dominance over Nemiga as they beat them twice in three days a couple of weeks ago without dropping a single map along the way. I am expecting a similar scenario on Thursday, and that’s why I am backing Gambit to secure another easy win and cover a -1.5 spread.
The Pick: Gambit -1.5 (-152 @GG.BET)
