Spirit vs. Sprout, Preview & Prediction - Free 1/29 CS:GO
Spirit is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Sprout in the Group B decider match of the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe on Friday. The winning team will progress to the playoffs, while the losing side will be eliminated.
Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results
Spirit concluded 2020 at the DreamHack Open November 2020 and DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe. They managed to reach the Grand Final at the former tournament, but lost to Gambit and earned $20,000 for 2nd place. Spirit didn’t have luck at the next tournament, but they can be happy with the 20th position in the CS:GO rankings at the moment. The Russian team opened the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe with a 2-1 win over compatriots forZe, but lost the following clash with Gambit, despite winning the opening map. Spirit won nine of the previous 16 matches.
During the last three months, Spirit played well on Dust2 (75.0% win rate) and Mirage (66.7%), while they disappointed on Nuke (16.7%). Spirit is playing with a new lineup since January this year and appeared on six maps with a record of three wins and three losses. The team members are chopper (1.03 rating), mir (1.17), sdy (1.07), degster (1.31), and magixx (1.07).
Sprout Team Stats and Latest Results
Sprout already played ten matches in 2021 and won a trophy at the UNITED Pro Series Winter 2020 after defeating SSP, ttc, and ALTERNATE aTTaX. They earned $19,544 for 1st place, while they also won the trophy at the ESL Meisterschaft Autumn 2020 and $18,136, along with a ticket for this tournament. The German team lost the first game of the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe to Gambit, but responded well against forZe and won 2-1. Sprout won nine of the last 11 games.
In the previous three months, Sprout was excellent on Nuke (83.3%) and Dust2 (71.4%), while they were below average on Mirage (44.4%), Train (45.5%), and Inferno (45.5%). Sprout also assembled its squad in January 2021, but they appeared on 19 maps with a record of 13 wins and six losses. The lineup consists of Spiidi (1.04), denis (1.00), kressy (1.09), faveN (1.21), and slaxz- (1.21).
Spirit vs. Sprout H2H Record
These rivals have met on three occasions before, and Spirit won all three duels, including the most recent one at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe Closed Qualifier in late October 2020.
Spirit vs. Sprout Betting Preview
Both of the Best of 3 H2H encounters produced a maximum of three maps, and I expect to see more of the same on Friday. Even though Spirit is a favorite, Sprout has been in an excellent form of late, and I wouldn’t bet my money against the Germans. In fact, my safe bet is Sprout to cover the +1.5 handicap at -238 (LOOT.BET), but I am also going with Over 2.5 maps.
The Pick: Over 2.5 maps (+101 @LOOT.BET)
