Gambit Esports - FURIA: prediction for the playoffs PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Champions Stage

Forecast for the quarterfinal match between Gambit Esports and FURIA Esports within the PGL Major: Stockholm 2021. Both teams passed through the New Legends Stage, none of the teams played in the Challengers Stage.

Gambit Esports in New Legends defeated Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 2: 0 in maps, and also dealt with ENCE, Virtus.pro, but lost to Entropiq.

FURIA Esports beat Astralis, MOUZ, Team Liquid and Entropiq. None of their opponents made it to the playoffs, and the “Gambits” had 2 opponents at once in the top eight following the results of PGL Major: Stockholm 2021.

Gambit Esports at PGL Major: Stockholm 2021

Overpass: victory in the match with ENCE with a score of 16: 7
Dust 2 (own peak): win the match against NiP with a score of 16:13
Inferno (Opponent's Pick): Win against NiP 16: 6
Vertigo: 9:16 loss to Entropiq
Vertigo: victory in the match with Virtus.pro with a score of 16:14

Gambit Esports bans these cards

Nuke [3]
Mirage [2]
Ancient [3]
Dust 2 [2]
Inferno

FURIA Esports at PGL Major: Stockholm 2021

Inferno: defeat in the match with Astralis with a score of 10:16
Inferno: victory in the match with MOUZ with a score of 16: 9
Inferno: victory in the match against Team Liquid with a score of 16: 9

Nuke (own pick): 8:16 loss to Entropiq

Vertigo (Opponent's Pick): Win against Entropiq 16: 6

Ancient (Desider): Win the match against Entropiq with a score of 16:12

FURIA Esports bans these cards

Dust 2 [4]
Overpass [4]
Vertigo
Nuke
Ancient

Gambit Esports showed that they are ready to play Inferno, Overpass, and Dust 2 even rewarded their card against Ninjas in Pajamas. We tried to ban Ancient and Mirage. It is very interesting how the Gambits are doing with the conditional Nuke and Ancient, if there are any preparations for the quarterfinals with FURIA Esports.

FURIA Esports has banned in almost all Dust 2 and Overpass matches, most likely they are not sure about them, but one of them will definitely be in the quarterfinals. If the Brazilians want to surprise, they should take Vertigo, and if on a knurled one, then Inferno peak. Gambit Esports need to take Overpass/Dust 2, depending on the Brazilians' bans.

I can quite believe in 3 cards in this fight, it will be funny if the fate of a place in the semifinals is decided on Ancient, where FURIA showed a very, very nervous game against Entropiq.

In 2021, FURIA Esports and Gambit Esports played three times and the team from the CIS region has always won. The last match was 2 months ago at ESL Pro League Season 14, Gambit was picked then by Vertigo, and FURIA was picked by Inferno.

Bookmakers give odds of 1.26 for Gambit Esports and 3.95 for FURIA Esports. Good quotes for TB 2.5 in this match for 2.24.

You should definitely keep in mind that this is finally a full-fledged LAN event with spectators, for many of Gambit Esports this is the first such experience and I would not single them out as favorites, right at 1.26. Of course, the Gambits have to win, but I expect to see a full-fledged BO3 streak. Much will depend on the map veto and who takes the first card.

Forecast: 3 maps (TB 2.5) in the match between FURIA Esports and Gambit Esports in the quarterfinals of PGL Major: Stockholm 2021 - odds 2.24