Gambit vs. Nemiga, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/27 CS:GO

Gambit is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Nemiga in the Group B winners' match of the DreamHack Open November 2020. Although the odds are low on Gambit, it’s important to note that the difference between these two teams in the CS:GO rankings is only one place. The winner of this game will secure a playoff spot.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit is one of the hottest sides in the CS:GO circus right now as nobody can stop them in the past few weeks. They won the LOOT.BET Season 8 thanks to a win over another hot team - Virtus.pro, and cashed in $25,000, while the Russian squad also won the trophy at the Nine to Five 6 and $35,000 following a convincing win over Friday’s rivals Nemiga. Gambit qualified for the DreamHack Open November 2020 through the DreamHack Open November 2020 Europe Qualifier and victories over NAVI Junior, Sinners, OPAA, and Espada. Gambit won 18 of the previous 19 matches.

In the last three months, Gambit was excellent on Overpass (91.7% win rate), Vertigo (88.9%), and Inferno (83.3%), while their “weakest” displays came on Mirage (61.5%). Gambit is playing with the current lineup since October this year and appeared on 60 maps with a record of 48 wins and 12 losses. The lineup is made of Hobbit (1.17 rating), interz (0.98), Ax1Le (1.23), sh1ro (1.26), and nafany (1.07).

Nemiga Team Stats and Latest Results

Nemiga didn’t play well in the league stage of the ESEA MDL Season 35 Europe after failing to make it to the playoffs, while they also played badly at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe Closed Qualifier, LOOT.BET Season 8, and OGA Counter PIT by AMD and Sapphire Season 8. They received an invitation to join this tournament after losing the Grand final of the Nine to Five 6 to Gambit, their next rival. Nemiga made $15,000 for 2nd place at that tournament, but they lost eight of the last 12 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Nemiga was strong on Overpass (77.8%) and Inferno (76.5%), while they didn’t play well on Dust2 (30.0%). Nemiga assembled its squad in September 2020 and appeared on 67 maps with a record of 39 wins and 28 losses. The team members are mds (1.03 rating), Jyo (1.07), Jyo (1.09), boX (1.00), and lollipop21k (1.19).

Gambit vs. Nemiga H2H Record

These rivals have met on seven occasions so far, and Gambit leads the all-time series 4-2-1, with one game ending as a draw. Gambit won the last three meetings, including the most recent one at the Nine to Five 6 a couple of days ago.

Gambit vs. Nemiga Betting Preview

Nemiga will be motivated to get revenge for that mentioned defeat to Gambit, which was rather ugly considering that Gambit allowed only 18 rounds in the process. I expect to see a much better display from Nemiga and given that this game is not very significant as the losing side will have an easy job to secure playoffs in the next game, maybe Gambit can relax a bit. If this was a do or die game, I wouldn’t back Nemiga to get a map, but on this occasion, I cannot resist high odds.

The Pick: Nemiga +1.5 (+112 @GG.BET)