Gambit vs. Liquid, Preview and Prediction-Free 9/02 CS: GO

The opponents will meet at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14 this Thursday. This will be the second round for both teams and we expect Gambit to show a better performance. Only 3 teams will advance to the playoffs.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit is placed 2nd on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 60 weeks. They dropped from position 1 after finishing 5-6th at the IEM Cologne 2021. In this tournament, they lost to G2 (1-2) and FaZe (1-2) at the group stage. At the same time, they finished 2nd at the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021 but won both IEM Summer 2021 and BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021. They have defeated TeamOne at the first round of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 14. Considering the team’s performance over the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and has a win rate of 82.6%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the Russian team has been impressive on Vertigo (100.0% win rate), Dust2 (75.0%), Mirage (75.0%), Overpass (66.7%), Inferno (58.3%), and Ancient (57.1%). The team line-up consists of Hobbit (1.20), interz (0.99), Ax1Le (1.21), sh1ro (1.25), and nafany (1.08).

Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results

Liquid is ranked 16th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 141 weeks. They won the cs_summit 8 in May followed by a period of inactivity until July where they participated at the IEM Cologne 2021 and finished 9-12th. They have been called to participate at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021 which starts on 16th September. Considering their last 8 matches, the team won 5 matches and lost 3. Their win rate stands at 33.3%.

Map statistics over the past 3 months shows that they have been impressive on Inferno (100.0%) and Overpass (100.0%). They attained an average performance on Nuke (50.0%) but failed to impress on Dust2 (0.0%), Mirage (0.0%), and Vertigo (0.0%). The team line-up consists of FalleN (1.01), NAF (1.15), EliGE (1.16), Stewie2K (1.03), and Grim (1.04).

Gambit vs. Liquid H2H Record

Head-to-head record shows the opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first encounter.

Gambit vs. Liquid Betting Preview

Liquid was inactive for the better part of June and August and as a result, they are coming back disoriented. It will take time before they gain back their lethal form. On the other hand, Gambit has been impressive and leads in Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient. At the same time, Gambit has a better win rate and line-up and we believe they will triumph in this match.

The Pick: Gambit to win.