Spirit vs. Gambit, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/29 CS:GO

Gambit is a slight favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face their compatriots Spirit in the Grand final of the DreamHack Open November 2020 on Sunday. The winner of this clash will get $50,000 along with a trophy, while the losing side will have to settle with $20,000.

Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results

Spirit couldn’t get to the Grand final at the IEM New York 2020 CIS as Nemiga stopped them in the semis, so they had to settle with 3rd place and $4,000 with 2188 RMR Points. They disappointed at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe but bounced back at this tournament with victories over flowskola, Apeks, and Illuminar, without dropping a single map in the process. Spirit won 11 of the previous 15 matches.

In the last three months, Spirit was strong on Dust2 (80.0% win rate) and Train (71.4%), while they were below average on Inferno (41.7%) and Nuke (42.9%). Since September 2020, Spirit is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 59 maps with a record of 34 wins and 25 losses. The team consists of chopper (1.02 rating), mir (1.24), sdy (1.05), iDISBALANCE (1.08), and magixx (1.09).

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Just like it was the case at recent tournaments Gambit is unstoppable at this one as well, but they will have a big test to pass against Spirit on Sunday. The Russian side won the LOOT.BET Season 8 after beating Virtus.pro and made $25,000, while they also won the trophy at the Nine to Five 6 and $35,000 with an easy victory over Nemiga. Gambit qualified for the DreamHack Open November 2020 after defeating NAVI Junior, Sinners, OPAA, and Espada in the qualification. Gambit won 20 of the last 21 games.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Gambit was fantastic on Overpass (91.7% win rate), Vertigo (88.9%), and Inferno (85.7%), while their “weakest” displays came on Mirage (61.5%). Gambit is playing with the current lineup since October this year and appeared on 64 maps with a record of 52 wins and 12 losses. The team members are Hobbit (1.19 rating), interz (0.98), Ax1Le (1.25), sh1ro (1.26), and nafany (1.09).

Spirit vs. Gambit H2H Record

These rivals have met on six occasions before, and Spirit won all six matches, including the most recent one at the IEM New York 2020 CIS in October this year.

Spirit vs. Gambit Betting Preview

There is no hotter team than Gambit in the CS:GO at the moment, and considering they never beat Spirit, I expect them to be highly-motivated on Sunday. Not only that they are looking to win the third straight tournament they took part in, but they also have a motivation to finally record a win against their compatriots. Even though Spirit seems to be Gambit’s kryptonite, I am backing Gambit to secure a win and finally beat their boogie team. If you don’t think betting on the winner is a smart thing to do in this one, you can back Over 2.5 maps as four of six H2H duels produced a maximum of three maps.

The Pick: Gambit to win (-128 @PINNACLE)