OG vs. Dignitas, Preview & Prediction - Free 1/28 CS:GO

OG is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on Dignitas in the Group A decider match of the cs_summit 7 on Thursday. The winning team will progress to the playoffs, while the loser will suffer elimination.

OG Team Stats and Latest Results

OG finished the last year with three consecutive defeats. They lost the Grand Final of the Flashpoint 2 to Virtus.pro and earned $250,000 for 2nd place, while they also lost to BIG and FURIA at the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals. OG opened this tournament and a new year with a 2-1 victory over Dignitas but fell short to fnatic in the following game and now they need one more win over Dignitas to make it to the playoffs. OG won eight of the previous 13 matches.

In the last three months, OG was decent on Mirage (70.0% win rate), Dust2 (66.7%), and Nuke (66.7%), while they were below average on Train (33.3%) and Inferno (41.7%). OG assembled its current squad in October 2020 and appeared on 45 maps with a record of 25 wins and 20 losses. The lineup is made of NBK- (1.02 rating), valde (1.17), Aleksib (1.02), ISSAA (1.01), and mantuu (1.12).

Dignitas Team Stats and Latest Results

Similarly like OG, Dignitas closed the previous year with a couple of losses. They lost to Gambit at the MIDNITE Nine to Five 7 and then to Sinners at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020. The Swedish side met OG in the opening match of the cs_summit 7 and will be looking for revenge on Thursday. Although they destroyed OG on Train, they fell short on Inferno and Dust2. Dignitas responded with a 2-0 win over Complexity, which came as a bit of surprise. Dignitas lost eight of the last 15 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, Dignitas played well on Nuke (60.0%) and Train (60.0%), while they disappointed on Inferno (14.3%). Dignitas is also playing with the same lineup since October last year and appeared on 410 wins with a record of 18 wins and 22 losses. The team members are f0rest (1.03), friberg (0.86), hallzerk (1.08), H4RR3 (0.97), and HEAP (1.04).

OG vs. Dignitas H2H Record

These rivals have met on two occasions before, and OG won both matches, including the one at this tournament.

OG vs. Dignitas Betting Preview

OG had a lot of problems beating Dignitas in the opener at this tournament and I don’t think they will have an easier job on Thursday. Still, OG is a better team and I am backing them to snatch a victory and secure a place in the playoffs. Dignitas showed they can cope with both OG and Complexity, both of which are higher-ranked sides, so I am pretty sure they can get a map here. That should be all from the Swedes, though. I expect to see OG in the playoffs.

The Pick: OG to win (-208 @PINNACLE)