Spirit vs. Gambit, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/14 CS:GO
Spirit is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Gambit in the opening game of Group B at the IEM New York 2020 CIS. Gambit is looking for the first-ever victory over Spirit, and they have a chance considering Spirit didn’t play a single match in the last two weeks.
Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results
Spirit returns to the CS:GO tour after missing the last two weeks and losing three consecutive matches, including the most recent one to Astralis at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe. Prior to that negative streak of three defeats, Spirit was in a three-game winning run. Even though they made a break from playing, they are the favorites in this clash against Gambit. Spirit won 12 of the previous 15 matches.
During the past three months, Spirit played well on Mirage (70.0% win rate), Dust2 (63.6%), and Overpass (60.0%), while they have been average on Inferno, Nuke, and Train. Spirit is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 46 maps with a record of 27 wins and 19 losses. The team members are chopper (1.00 rating), mir (1.20), sdy (1.05), iDISBALANCE (1.10), and magixx (1.02).
Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results
Gambit, once known as Gambit Youngsters, made a comeback to the CS:GO tour earlier this month and recorded five wins in six games so far. After losing to K23 at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe Qualifier 1, Gambit secured four consecutive victories over Project X, Mustang Crew, AGO, and North, not dropping a single map along the way.
When it comes to the maps since their return to the CS:GO tour, Gambit won all three appearances on Dust2 and were victorious twice on Inferno and Train, while their only loss came on Mirage, on which K23 defeated them 16-14. Gambit appeared on ten maps with the new lineup and recorded nine wins and one loss. The lineup consists of Hobbit (1.07), interz (0.97), Ax1Le (1.21), sh1ro, and nafany (1.06).
Spirit vs. Gambit H2H Record
These rivals have met on five occasions before and Spirit won all five matches, including the latest one at the Nine to Five 3 in late August, despite losing the opening map.
Spirit vs. Gambit Betting Preview
Spirit is not in a competitive form at the moment, unlike Gambit, who is playing regularly in the last couple of weeks, and what’s more important – they are playing very well. They never beat Spirit thus far, and I think Gambit has a solid chance here, although the bookmakers don’t agree. I am backing the underdogs to win, while you should also consider betting on Over 2.5 maps because three of five H2H duels produced a maximum of three maps. Consider this one as an additional bet.
