BIG vs. Heroic, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/1 CS:GO
BIG and Heroic will meet in the Upper semi-final of the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe and there is no clear favorite in this Best of 3 encounter. The winner of this clash will face a better team from Natus Vincere vs. Complexity duel.
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG started this tournament with a couple of victories over AGO and OG and didn’t drop a single map in the process. They did lose to Natus Vincere and Heroic but responded with four consecutive wins over G2, GODSENT, ENCE, and Spirit, with three of those four wins came after three maps. BIG won 12 of the previous 16 matches.
During the past three months, BIG displayed excellent performances on Dust2 (81.8% win rate), Mirage (77.8%), and Overpass (75.0%), while they were below average on Vertigo (40.0%) and Nuke (44.4%). BIG hasn’t changed this lineup since July 2020 and it played together on 47 maps with a record of 30 wins and 17 losses. The team members are tabseN (1.09 rating), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.12), XANTARES (1.12), and k1to (0.99).
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Unlike BIG, Heroic didn’t experience such a good start at this tournament and suffered a pair of losses to ENCE and AGO with identical 2-1 results. However, they bounced back with five victories in six matches, including the latest one over their compatriots Astralis, despite being massive underdogs in that clash. Heroic won nine of the last 12 games.
When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Heroic was quite strong on Train (75.0%), Nuke (73.3%), and Inferno (72.7%), while Vertigo (42.9%) proved to be the only map on which Heroic has below the average record. Heroic’s lineup has a bit more experience in terms of playing together than BIG’s, as they appeared together on 60 maps since June 2020 and have a record of 40 wins and 20 losses. The lineup consists of cadiaN (1.07), b0RUP (1.00), niko (1.14), stavn (1.12), and TeSeS (1.09).
BIG vs. Heroic H2H Record
These rivals have met on six occasions before and the current series is tied at 3-3. The most recent H2H duel came at this tournament when Heroic recorded a 2-1 victory, even though BIG won the opening map.
BIG vs. Heroic Betting Preview
Interestingly, the aforementioned latest clash between BIG and Heroic was the first one that produced a maximum of three maps after five encounters that ended in straight maps. Considering these are very strong teams with quality individuals, I cannot separate them at the moment because this one could go either way. That’s why I wouldn’t recommend betting on the winner here, so I am going with Over 2.5 maps instead. I expect to see another close game like it was in the last between these sides.
